Description of Culicoides (Mataemyia) felippebauerae sp. n., Forcipomyia musae immatures, and occurrence of F. genualis, breeding in banana stems in Brazilian Amazonia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

The following three species of Ceratopogonidae were collected breeding in the rhizomatous herb Phenakospermum guyannense Endl., 1833 in the vicinity of Manaus, Brazil, a new species, Culicoides (Mataemyia) felippebauerae Spinelli, Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis (Loew), and F. (Phytohelea) musae...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Gustavo R Spinelli, María M Ronderos, Pablo I Marino, Daiane Silveira Carrasco, Ruth L Menezes Ferreira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-09-01
Subjects:	Culicoides Forcipomyia biting midges new species immatures " bananeiro " Manaus
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000600001