Two new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer and the immature of D. azteca Huerta & Grogan from northwestern Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Two new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer and the immature of D. azteca Huerta & Grogan from northwestern Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Two new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, D. yunga and D. allegrae, placed in the grisea and mutabilis species groups respectively, are described, illustrated and photographed based on pupae and male and female adults. In addition, the immatures of D. azteca are described for the first time. The specime...

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Published in:Zoologischer Anzeiger Vol. 272; pp. 6 - 19
Main Authors: Díaz, Florentina, Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo, Ronderos, María Marcela
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier GmbH 01-01-2018
Subjects:
Adult
Argentina
Dasyhelea
Immatures
New species
Yungas
Adult
Argentina
New species
Yungas
Immatures
Dasyhelea
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Summary:Two new species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, D. yunga and D. allegrae, placed in the grisea and mutabilis species groups respectively, are described, illustrated and photographed based on pupae and male and female adults. In addition, the immatures of D. azteca are described for the first time. The specimens were collected in the southernmost area of the Argentinean Yungas. The pupae of D. yunga and D. allegrae were examined using a Compound Microscope (CM), while the larva and pupa of D. azteca by a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and CM.
ISSN:0044-5231
1873-2674
DOI:10.1016/j.jcz.2017.11.008