![]() The cosmopolitan genus Palpomyia Meigen, 1818 includes predaceous midges that are relatively common inhabitants of aquatic and semiaquatic environments (Grogan & Wirth, 1979). La especie se cita por primera vez para Paraguay, y es comparada con su similar cogenérica Palpomyia columbiana Kieffer. La larva presenta características típicas de larvas carnívoras. Los estados inmaduros fueron capturados en Bella Vista, Paraguay, en hueco de árbol, donde se desarrollan. Se redescriben pupa y adulto usando Microscopio de Contraste de Fase. ![]() Se describe e ilustra la larva de Palpomyia guarani Lane, 1946 utilizando Microscopio de Contraste de Fase y Microscopio Electrónico de Barrido. The species is compared with its similar congener Palpomyia columbiana Kieffer, and this record constitutes the first one from Paraguay. Larvae have character states typical of carnivorous larvae. Immatures were collected breeding in a tree hole in Bella Vista, Paraguay. Spinelli, and Florentina Díazĭivisión Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, 1900 La Plata, Argentina e-mail: The larva of Palpomyia guarani Lane, 1946 is described and illustrated by using a phase-contrast and Scanning Electron Microscope, and pupa and adult redescribed by using a phase-contrast stereoscope. Description of Larva and redescription of Pupa and Adult of Palpomyia guarani (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)ĭescripción de la larva y redescripción de pupa y adulto de Palpomyia guarani (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
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