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A new neotropical predaceous midge, Downeshelea deanei, and redescription of Downeshelea guianae (Wirth)(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Abstract

A new species of Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, D. deanei Felippe-Bauer & Quintelas, is described and illustrated from a male specimen from Trinidad, and a redescription of D. guianae (Wirth) is given.

neotropical predaceous midges; Downeshelea deanei sp.n.; Downeshelea guianae (Wirth); British Guiana; Trinidad; Brazil


ABSTRACT

A new neotropical predaceous midge, Downeshelea deanei, and redescription of Downeshelea guianae (Wirth)(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Maria Felippe-Bauer1

Adília R. Quintelas1

Gustavo R. Spinelli2

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Entomologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Instituto de Limnología Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet, La Plata, Argentina

A new species of Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, D. deanei Felippe-Bauer & Quintelas, is described and illustrated from a male specimen from Trinidad, and a redescription of D. guianae (Wirth) is given.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    01 June 2009
  • Date of issue
    June 1995
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