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Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium)
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) delpontei Cavalieri & Chiossone, 1972
slide Holotype female
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
- Argentina
- Chaco
- Formosa
- Santa Fe
Other distribution
Brazil
delpontei Cavalieri & Chiossone, 1972: 121 (male, female). Type locality: Argentina, Santa Fé,
San Guillermo, 30°21'32.69"S, 61°55'0.79"W. HT F (MLPA). Distr.: Argentina (Formosa: Bartolomé de las Casas, Colonia Aborígen, 25°24'31.41"S, 59°34'16.65"W. Chaco: 17 km N Basail, 27°43'57.23"S, 59°14'35.14"W. Santa Fé: type locality. Buenos Aires: Ensenada, Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara, marginal forest, 34º47'21.2''S, 57º59'56.8''W; same data except grassland, 34°48'01.36"S, 58°00'26.26"W; Berisso, Los Talas, 34°52'16.47''S, 57°51'8.76''W). Refs.: Cavalieri & Chiossone, 1972: 121; Spinelli & Balseiro, 1982: 226; Cazorla et al., 2018: 4.
The fourth instar larva and pupa of Atrichopogon delpontei Cavalieri and Chiossone are described for the first time (Marino et. al, 2017). The immatures were collected from stream margins in the northern Brazilian states Rondônia and Piauí, and subsequently reared to adults. Larvae and pupae are illustrated and photomicrographed. Details on the rearing process and feeding behavior in laboratory, bionomics and notes on habitats are also provided.
San Guillermo, 30°21'32.69"S, 61°55'0.79"W. HT F (MLPA). Distr.: Argentina (Formosa: Bartolomé de las Casas, Colonia Aborígen, 25°24'31.41"S, 59°34'16.65"W. Chaco: 17 km N Basail, 27°43'57.23"S, 59°14'35.14"W. Santa Fé: type locality. Buenos Aires: Ensenada, Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara, marginal forest, 34º47'21.2''S, 57º59'56.8''W; same data except grassland, 34°48'01.36"S, 58°00'26.26"W; Berisso, Los Talas, 34°52'16.47''S, 57°51'8.76''W). Refs.: Cavalieri & Chiossone, 1972: 121; Spinelli & Balseiro, 1982: 226; Cazorla et al., 2018: 4.
The fourth instar larva and pupa of Atrichopogon delpontei Cavalieri and Chiossone are described for the first time (Marino et. al, 2017). The immatures were collected from stream margins in the northern Brazilian states Rondônia and Piauí, and subsequently reared to adults. Larvae and pupae are illustrated and photomicrographed. Details on the rearing process and feeding behavior in laboratory, bionomics and notes on habitats are also provided.
- CAVALIERI, F. & I. F. CHIOSSONE. 1972. Notas sobre el género Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1906, de la Argentina (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae). I. Consideraciones generales y descripción de Atrichopogon delpontei sp. nov. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 34: 119-129.:121.
- SPINELLI, G. R. & E. BALSEIRO. 1982. Observaciones relativas a la actividad nocturna de Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Nematocera) en la zona de Los Talas (Provincia de Buenos Aires), mediante el empleo de una trampa de luz. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 41: 225–232.
- CAZORLA, C.G., P.I. MARINO, F. DÍAZ, F. & R. E. CAMPOS.. . 2018. Diversity of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) from the Reserva Integral Natural Punta Lara (Buenos Aires, Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 77: 1–13.
