Culicoides baniwa sp.nov. from the Brazilian Amazon Region with a synopsis of the hylas species group (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

A new species of the Culicoides (Hoffmania) hylas species group, Culicoides baniwa Felippe-Bauer is described and illustrated based on a female specimen from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A systematic key, wing photographs, diagramme of the legs pattern, table with numerical characters of females a...

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Autores: Felippe Bauer, Maria Luiza, Pinto Damasceno, Camila, Py Daniel, Victor, Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/34876
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/34876
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides baniwa sp.nov.
Culicoides hylas group
histology
neotropical bloodsucking midges
Chironomidae
Diptera
Hoffmannia
Brasil
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Sumario:A new species of the Culicoides (Hoffmania) hylas species group, Culicoides baniwa Felippe-Bauer is described and illustrated based on a female specimen from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A systematic key, wing photographs, diagramme of the legs pattern, table with numerical characters of females and a synopsis of the 11 species of the C. hylas group are presented. This paper further presents a new record of Culicoides pseudoheliconiae Felippe-Bauer out of the previously defined geographic distribution of the hylas species group, in the province of Misiones, Argentina.