Descriptions of Pupae of Three Psychodinae Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Argentina

New genus of Psychodinae (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Argentina

“…nov. were found in tree holes located at up to two meters high in a wooded area of the yunga forest, showing once again, and according to other authors (Frank & Lounibos, 2009;Bravo et al, 2010Bravo et al, , 2014Omad et al, 2013) the importance of phytotelmata for Psychodinae breeding. Likewise, immature stages of Alepia and Neurosystasis are also found in Phytotelmata (Quate & Brown, 2004;Wagner & Hribar, 2004;Wagner & Svensson, 2006;Wagner et al, 2008Wagner et al, , 2010 which could reinforce the idea that these genera share features and could be related.…”

“…Also characteristic are abdominal segments with one or more transverse rows of spines forming rings, posterior segments modified and somewhat rectangular with two pairs, one dorsal and one ventral, of spines (Quate & Vockeroth, 1981;Ibáñez-Bernal, 2000). However, the variety of forms of the respiratory horns is usually used to separate species of Psychodinae (Satchell, 1948;Omad et al, 2013) as well as the chaetotaxy (both larval and pupal stage) (Vaillant, 1971;Bravo et al, 2014). The respiratory horn in C. saltenia sp.…”

An oviposition trap to collect immatures of coprophagous moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

“…The immature stages of many moth fl ies remain undescribed or poorly known mainly in the Neotropics. This is due in part to the diffi culty of fi nding their natural breeding sites, as well as challenges involved with rearing psychodids in the laboratory (Ward 1972, Omad et al 2013.…”