First description of the immature stages of Dasyheleaalula and a redescription of adults from China (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae).

ABSTRACT: The fourth instar larva and pupa of Dasyheleaalula Yu, 2005 are described and illustrated using a Scanning Electron Microscope. The adult male and female of this species are redescribed. Immatures were collected from flooded soil near a pond in Xiaojiawan village, Guizhou province, China and reared in the laboratory. The studied material is deposited in the Insect Collection of Zunyi Medical University.

SUBMITTER: Duan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384279 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature