Schizonyxhelea thomsenae (Wirth), description of the pupa and first records from Argentina, Brazil and Peru (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Abstract

Abstract The pupa of Schizonyxhelea thomsenae (Wirth) is described and illustrated from material collected in Misiones province, Argentina. A key for the four known species of pupae of Schizonyxhelea is given, a diagnosis and photographs of the adult are also provided, and the geographic distribution of the species in the Neotropical region is enlarged including first records from Argentina, Brazil and Peru based mainly on adult specimens.

Keywords

• Neotropical region
• predaceous midges
• pupa
• new records
• Schizonyxhelea