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Issue: Vol. 315 No. 1: 1 Oct. 2003
Type: Article
Published: 2003-10-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.315.1.1
Page range: 1–7
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 3

Description of the pupae of two Toxophora species from Brazil (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Toxophorinae, Toxophorini)

Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP: 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fellow
Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP: 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil
Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP: 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fellow
Diptera Pupae Toxophora T. leucon T. zikani Bombyliidae

Abstract

The pupae of Toxophora leucon Séguy and T. zikani (d’Andretta & Carrera) are described and illustrated for the first time. A brief discussion on the presence of cephalic spines on Toxophora pupae is also presented. This marks the first record of Toxophora leucon in Brazil, previously known only from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

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