Nicaraguan Pipunculidae (Diptera): new records and description of new species
Author
Rafael, José Albertino
Author
Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
text
Zootaxa
2004
529
1
18
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.157708
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157708
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Pipunculus elegantulus
Williston
This species was redescribed recently by
Skevington and
Marshall
(1998)
and
Rafael (1999)
. It occurs from
Canada
to
Costa Rica
and this is the first record from
Nicaragua
. It was the most common species in the studied material, collected mainly in Volcán Mombacho, from 600 to 1220 metres elevation.
Records
.
Canada
,
USA
,
Mexico
,
Costa Rica
(Skevington and
Marshall
1998
),
Nicaragua
(first record)
.
Material examined.
NICARAGUA
,
Granada
, Volcán Mombacho, Santa Ana,
600 m
,
15.ii.1998
, J.M. Maes, Malaise trap (8ɗ 10Ψ);
700 m
(7ɗ 4Ψ);
02.iii.1998
(5ɗ 1Ψ);
16.iii.1998
fɗ 7Ψ);
31.iii.1998
(3ɗ 2Ψ);
30.xii.1998
(1Ψ);
28.ii.1999
(1ɗ 1Ψ);
18.III.1999
(1ɗ 1Ψ); El Progreso,
15.xi.1998
(1ɗ);
28.ii.1999
(1Ψ);
18.iii.1999
(1Ψ); Bosque Nuboso,
1220 m
,
30.i.1998
(2Ψ);
15.ii.1998
(4ɗ 12Ψ);
02.iii.1998
(7ɗ 6Ψ);
16.iii.1998
(2ɗ 6Ψ);
31.iii.1998
(6Ψ); San Joaquin,
03.iii.1998
(1Ψ);
16.iii.1998
(2ɗ 1Ψ);
31.iii.1998
(1ɗ);
15.xi.1998
(1ɗ);
30.xi.1998
(1ɗ);
28.ii.1999
(2Ψ);
18.iii.1999
(1ɗ); Volcán Mombacho,
15.iv.1998
(3ɗ). Deposited at MEL and INPA.