Description of Culicoides pseudoheliconiae sp.n. from Peruvian Amazon and revalidation of Culicoides contubernalis Ortiz & Leon (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)


Autoria(s): Felippe-Bauer,Maria Luiza; Cáceres,Abraham G; Silva,Cristiane S; Valderrama-Bazan,William; Gonzales-Perez,Antero; Costa,Janira M
Data(s)

01/05/2008

Resumo

A new species of the Culicoides hylas species group, Culicoides pseudoheliconiae Felippe-Bauer is described and illustrated based on female specimens from Peruvian Amazon, and Culicoides contubernalis Ortiz & Leon from Ecuador is resurrected and redescribed as a valid species. A systematic key, table with numerical characters of females of species of the Culicoides hylas group are given.

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en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.103 n.3 2008

Palavras-Chave #Culicoides hylas group #C. pseudoheliconiae sp.n. #C. contubernalis #Neotropical bloodsucking midges #Peruvian Amazon #Ecuador
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journal article