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The larva of Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

The larva of Chiromyza vittata is described for the first time, based on 12 larvae and two puparia. Chiromyza larvae were collected in a coffee farm at Manhuaçu, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Some biological notes are also presented. C. vittata is also compared with the australian chiromyzine soldier-fly Inopus rubriceps.

Insect; pest control; Chiromyzinae; Coffea arabica; Neotropica; Taxonomy


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