A new Tanytarsus species (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae) from São Paulo State, Brazil

Authors

  • Susana Trivinho Strixino Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Laboratório de Entomologia Aquática

Keywords:

Tanytarsus, Neotropical Chironomidae, Brazil, new species

Abstract

Tanytarsus obiriciae, spec. nov., a new Tanytarsini from the Neotropics is described based on male and female adults, larvae and pupae. The larvae were found living associated with aquatic macrophytes in ponds and lakes from the Northern Region of São Paulo State, Brazil. Information on larval abundance dynamics and the adults' emergence periods is presented.
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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Strixino, S. T. (2006). A new Tanytarsus species (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae) from São Paulo State, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 6(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/199

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2006): v6n2

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