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Issue: Vol. 1808 No. 1: 23 Jun. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-06-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1808.1.5
Page range: 61–68
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The immature stages of Ablabesmyia (Sartaia) metica Roback, 1983 (Diptera: Chironomidae) with keys to subgenera

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, SP, Brasil
Departamento de Hidrobiologia / CCBS - UFSCar, C.P.676, CEP: 13565–905, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
Departamento de Zoologia - UFPR, C.P. 19020, CEP: 81531–980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
Diptera Chironomidae Tanypodinae Ablabesmyia Sartaia immatures Brazil

Abstract

The monotypic subgenus Sartaia Roback, 1983 was erected based on the male of Ablabesmyia (S.) metica Roback, 1983. The larva and pupa of A. (S.) metica are described and figured below, and the male is redescribed. Larvae were collected in ponds in southeastern Brazil where they are associated with aquatic macrophytes. The larvae were reared in the laboratory to obtain associated material of pupa and adults. Keys to larvae and pupae of the four subgenera of Ablabesmyia are presented.

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