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Morphology of preimaginal stages of <i>Lipara pullitarsis</i> Doskočil & Chvála, 1971 (Diptera: Chloropidae) — a gall-forming fly in the common reed (<i>Phragmites australis</i>)

2006; Volume: 17; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.33338/ef.84362

2489-4966

Maria Grochowska,

Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

All preimaginal stages of Lipara pullitarsis are described and illustrated. The facial mask, cephaloskeleton, spiracles and locomotory structures are considered. This is the first description ofthe first- and second-instar larva. The descriptions of the third-instar larva, egg and puparium are expanded. This paper forms a basis for a complete description of the life history of this fly.