Immature stages of two Neotropical species of Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

RONDEROS M. M., SPINELLI, G. R., HUERTA, H. & DIAZ FLORENTINA

TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Año: 2003 vol. 129 p. 295 - 308

0002-8320

Larva and pupa of Dasyhelea bahamensis (Johnson,1908) and Dasyhelea necrophila Sinelli & Rodriguez 1999, are described and illustrated by using a phase-constrast stereoscope and scanning electron microscopy. Dasyhelea bahamensis was collected from flooded, mud areas in Cohauila, Yucatan, Mexico, while D. necrophila were discovered in small artificial or plant-holding containers in Argentina and Mexico. Larvae of both species have character states typical of herbivorous ceratopogonid larvae.