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Simuliidae (Diptera:Culicomorpha) no Brasil XI - Shelleyellum gênero novo

A new neotropical genus of simuliids is characterized based on species previously included in the "Siolii Group" of Psaroniocompsa genus. Identifications keys for immature stages are presented. Shelleyellum genus is constituted by the species: S. damascenoi (Py-Daniel,1988), S. guaporense (Py-Daniel...

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Autor principal: Py-Daniel, Victor
Outros Autores: Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: pt_BR
Publicado em: Acta Amazonica 2020
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Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/13573
Resumo:
A new neotropical genus of simuliids is characterized based on species previously included in the "Siolii Group" of Psaroniocompsa genus. Identifications keys for immature stages are presented. Shelleyellum genus is constituted by the species: S. damascenoi (Py-Daniel,1988), S. guaporense (Py-Daniel, 1989), S. lourencoi (Py-Daniel, 1988), S. siolli (Py-Daniel, 1988), S. tergospinosum (Hamada, 2000). The genus is mainly characterized by longitudinal carina in male distimere and the presence of tegumentary tubercles in the larvae.