Some observations on the biology and morphology of the immature stages of Psychodopygus wellcomei fraiha, shaw and lainson, 1971: (Diptera: psychodidae) Algumas observações sobre a biologia e morfologia dos estágios imaturos de Psychodopygus wellcomei Fraiha, Shaw and lainson 1971 (Diptera: psychodidae)

Under laboratory conditions, the development from egg to adult of P. wellcomei takes an average of 42 days. The larval tages are similar to those of P. arthuri, described by barretto (1941), but can be distinguished from this species by the ratio of the first to second antennal segment, by the form...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: R. D. Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1972-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761972000100002