p class="ZootaxaTitle"First description of immature stages of Gastropini, Gastrops willistoni Cresson (Diptera: Ephydridae) preying on eggs in a foam nest of Leptodactylus knudseni Heyer (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Central Amazon

The third instar larva and puparium of Gastrops willistoni Cresson (Diptera: Ephydridae), preying on eggs in a foam nest of Leptodactylus knudseni Heyer (Anura: Leptodactylidae), in a central Amazonian dryland forest (Brazil) are described for the first time. The fusiform larva has a short breathing...

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Published in:	Zootaxa Vol. 4869; no. 1; p. zootaxa.4869.1.7
Main Authors:	Camargo, Alexssandro, DE Souza, Franciele Cristina, Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand 30-10-2020
Subjects:	Animals Anura Diptera Larva Pupa Diptera, frogflies, shore flies, morphology, larvae, pupae, tadpoles
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Summary:	The third instar larva and puparium of Gastrops willistoni Cresson (Diptera: Ephydridae), preying on eggs in a foam nest of Leptodactylus knudseni Heyer (Anura: Leptodactylidae), in a central Amazonian dryland forest (Brazil) are described for the first time. The fusiform larva has a short breathing tube, its anterior spiracles are fan-shaped and posterior spiracles with three spircular openings. Pupa is ovoid with a broad anterior margin and bifurcate posterior tip. The taxonomic relationship of the frog egg predators, Gastrops Williston and Typopsilopa Cresson, are discussed.
ISSN:	1175-5334
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.4869.1.7