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The immatures of Culicoides lacustris Ronderos (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Danielle Anjos-Santos1, Amparo Funes2, Gustavo R Spinelli2
1Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco", Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica - CIEMEP. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ecología y Sistemática Animal (LIESA), Sarmiento 849, 9200, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina.; Email: unknown.
Abstract:
Larva and pupa of the Patagonian species Culicoides lacustris Ronderos are described in detail with phase-contrast microscope at oil immersion and scanning electron microscope. Studied specimens were collected in a wetland, alongside to the Provincial Route 12, between the cities of Esquel and Gualjaina in the Chubut Province. They are compared with the more similar congener, Culicoides venezuelensis Ortiz & Mirsa.
