Descriptions of Topomyia auriceps Brug, 1939 and Topomyia pseudoauriceps, n. sp. from Sarawak, Malaysia (Diptera: Culicidae)
2010; Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Volume: 61; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7601/mez.61.27
ISSN2185-5609
Autores Tópico(s)Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
ResumoA redescription of adults and previously undescribed pupae and larvae of Topomyia auriceps Brug, 1939 are made, and a closely related new species Topomyia pseudoauriceps is described from Sarawak Malaysia. The male genital organs of the two species are illustrated and compared. These larvae are predacious with well developed maxillae and they breed in the leaf axils of various kinds of wild plants such as taro and wild banana.
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