The larva and pupa of Schizonyxhelea forattinii Wirth and Grogan (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) with a discussion of the phylogenetic relationships of the genus

Authors
Borkent, A
Citation
A. Borkent, The larva and pupa of Schizonyxhelea forattinii Wirth and Grogan (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) with a discussion of the phylogenetic relationships of the genus, P ENT S WAS, 102(4), 2000, pp. 862-868
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
00138797 → ACNP
Volume
102
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
862 - 868
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(200010)102:4<862:TLAPOS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The larva and pupa of Schizonyxhelea forattinii Wirth and Grogan are descri bed for the first time. Larval, pupal and adult character states suggest th at this genus is closely related to Stilobezzia Kieffer and may even be mos t closely related to only some species of Stilobezzia.