Article
The Neotropical tanyderid Araucoderus gloriosus (Alexander) (Diptera, Tanyderidae), with description of the egg, larva and pupa, redescription of adults, and notes on natural history
Zootaxa
(2016)
Abstract
Larvae, pupae and adults of Araucoderus gloriosus (Alexander) were collected during fieldwork in Chilean Patagonia, December 2013 and January 2014. Eggs were obtained from females that oviposited in captivity. Association of all life stages is based on co-occurrence and rearing of individual larvae to adults. A diagnosis for the genus and species is pro- vided. Descriptions of the egg, larva and pupa and redescriptions of the male and female are completed. Eggs of A. glo- riosus are the first described for Tanyderidae. Natural history characteristics for this species, including microhabitat, copulatory behavior and oviposition, are discussed.Â
Keywords
- aquatic,
- morphology,
- immature,
- primitive crane flies,
- Chile,
- Patagonia
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
Citation Information
Ruben I Madriz and Gregory W. Courtney. "The Neotropical tanyderid Araucoderus gloriosus (Alexander) (Diptera, Tanyderidae), with description of the egg, larva and pupa, redescription of adults, and notes on natural history" Zootaxa Vol. 4158 (2016) p. 325 - 351 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gregory_courtney/19/