Description of Culicoides (Mataemyia) felippebauerae sp. n., Forcipomyia musae immatures, and occurrence of F. genualis, breeding in banana stems in Brazilian Amazonia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

The following three species of Ceratopogonidae were collected breeding in the rhizomatous herb Phenakospermum guyannense Endl., 1833 in the vicinity of Manaus, Brazil, a new species, Culicoides (Mataemyia) felippebauerae Spinelli, Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis (Loew), and F. (Phytohelea) musae...

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Published inMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 102; no. 6; pp. 659 - 669
Main Authors Spinelli, Gustavo R, Ronderos, María M, Marino, Pablo I, Carrasco, Daiane Silveira, Ferreira, Ruth L Menezes
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 01.09.2007
Subjects
PARASITOLOGY
TROPICAL MEDICINE
new species
" bananeiro "
Forcipomyia
Manaus
biting midges
Culicoides
immatures
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Summary:The following three species of Ceratopogonidae were collected breeding in the rhizomatous herb Phenakospermum guyannense Endl., 1833 in the vicinity of Manaus, Brazil, a new species, Culicoides (Mataemyia) felippebauerae Spinelli, Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis (Loew), and F. (Phytohelea) musae Clastrier & Dellécole. C. (M.) felippebauerae is described and illustrated as adult, pupa, and fourth instar larva, the adult compared with the adult of C. barthi Taveres and Souza and larva and pupa with those of C. dicrourus Wirth & Blanton and C. macieli Tavares & Ruiz, the only species with known immatures in the subgenus. The pupa and fourth instar larva of F. (P.) musae are described and illustrated and compared with immatures of F. (P.) edwardsi Saunders.
ISSN:1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762007005000083