A new species of Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan and a redescription of the male of Downeshelea cebacoi (Lane & Wirth) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Royal British Columbia Museum. American Museum of Natural History. British Columbia. Instittuo de Biodiversidad. Birtish Columbia, Canada.

Abstract

A new species of predaceous midge, Downeshelea lanei Felippe-Bauer & Borkent, is described and illustrated based on male and female specimens from the Amazonian Region of Brazil. The male of Downeshelea cebacoi (Lane & Wirth) is redescribed and illustrated and the distribution of this species is now restricted to Panama and Costa Rica.

Keywords in Portuguese

Mosquitos predadores
Região Neotropical
Amazonas
Pará
Novas espécies

Keywords

predaceous midges
Neotropical Region
Amazonas
Pará
New species

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Magnolia Press

Citation

FELIPPE-BAUER, Maria Luiza et al. A new species of Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan and a redescription of the male of Downeshelea cebacoi (Lane & Wirth) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Zootaxa 2780, p. 20-28, Mar. 2011.

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10.11646/zootaxa.2780.1.2

ISSN

1175-5326

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/33829

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2030-01-01

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