In:
African Invertebrates, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 60, No. 1 ( 2019-02-11), p. 15-30
Abstract:
Pre-imaginal morphology of the flower fly species Graptomyzasignata (Walker) is described and figured in detail based on specimens collected on a decomposed Aloe -like plant in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Third-instar larva is described for the first time and the puparium morphology is re-described using both light (optical) and electron microscopy. The present work represents the second larval description for a species of the genus Graptomyza , after the description of the larva of G.alabeta Séguy. The immatures of these two Graptomyza species were examined and compared to the pre-imaginal stages of the other members of the tribe Volucellini, pointing out the possible diagnostic characters of the genus Graptomyza . Moreover, new DNA barcodes are provided for G.signata and deposited in the NCBI GenBank.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2305-2562
,
1681-5556
DOI:
10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.31521
DOI:
10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.31521.figure1
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10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.31521.figure2
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10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.31521.figure3
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10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.31521.figure4
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10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.31521.figure5
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2525413-3
SSG:
12
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