Description of the pupae of Anthrax oedipus oedipus Fabricius and Anthrax oedipus aquilus Marston (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae)

Lamas, Carlos José Einicker; Couri, Márcia Souto

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000400005

Abstract

The pupae of Anthrax oedipus oedipus Fabricius, 1805 and Anthrax oedipus aquilus Marston, 1970 are described and illustrated. Eleven species of four Hymenoptera families (Apidae, Eumenidae, Megachilidae and Sphecidae) are recorded as hosts of the immature stages of A. o. oedipus and A. o. aquilus.

Diptera; Bombyliidae; Anthrax oedipus; pupa morphology

Description of the pupae of Anthrax oedipus oedipus Fabricius and Anthrax oedipus aquilus Marston (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae)

Carlos José Einicker Lamas^I; Márcia Souto Couri^I,II

^IMuseu Nacional. Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

^IIConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) fellow

ABSTRACT

The pupae of Anthrax oedipus oedipus Fabricius, 1805 and Anthrax oedipus aquilus Marston, 1970 are described and illustrated. Eleven species of four Hymenoptera families (Apidae, Eumenidae, Megachilidae and Sphecidae) are recorded as hosts of the immature stages of A. o. oedipus and A. o. aquilus.

Key words: Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthrax oedipus, pupa morphology.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We are grateful to Dr. Carlos Alberto Garófalo (Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo) and Dr. Rui Carlos Peruquetti (Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais) for the possibility to study this material and also for the donation of some specimens to the Museu Nacional collection. We also thank to Mr. Luiz Antônio Alves Costa for the help with illustrations.

Recebido em 19.III.1998; aceito em 31.VIII.1999.

Hall, J.C. 1976. The Bombyliidae of Chile. Univ. Calif. Pubis. Ent. 76: 1-278.
Hull, F.M. 1973. The beeflies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 286: 3-687.
MARSTON, N. 1970. Revision of the New World species of Anthrax (Diptera, Bombyliidae), other than the Anthrax albofasciatus group. Smithson. Contr. Zool. 43: 1-148.
______. 1971. Taxonomic study of the known pupae of the genus Anthrax (Diptera: Bombyliidae) in North and South America. Smithson. Contr. Zool. 100: 1-18.

Publication Dates

Publication in this collection
19 June 2009
Date of issue
1999

History

Received
19 Mar 1998
Accepted
31 Aug 1999

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[1] Hall, J.C. 1976. The Bombyliidae of Chile. Univ. Calif. Pubis. Ent. 76: 1-278.

[2] Hull, F.M. 1973. The beeflies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 286: 3-687.

[3] MARSTON, N. 1970. Revision of the New World species of Anthrax (Diptera, Bombyliidae), other than the Anthrax albofasciatus group. Smithson. Contr. Zool. 43: 1-148.

[4] ______. 1971. Taxonomic study of the known pupae of the genus Anthrax (Diptera: Bombyliidae) in North and South America. Smithson. Contr. Zool. 100: 1-18.