Accession Number:
ADA510541
Title:
Description of the Hitherto Unknown Adult and Pupa of Culex (Melanoconion) Simulator Dyar and Knab, and Redescription of its Larva (Diptera: Culicidae)
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON DC
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Report Date:
1980-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
10.0
Abstract:
The hitherto unknown adult and pupa of Culex Melanoconion simulator Dyar and Knab 1906 from near the type-locality in Trinidad are described, and an additional description of the larva is given. The male genitalia, female cibarial armature, and chaetotaxy of the pupa and larva are figured. A new record of this species from Panama is noted. Characters are given to separate simulator from the closely related jubifer Komp and Brown 1935.
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Subject Categories:
- Biology