An unusual new species of Paracnephia Rubtsov (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Western Australia

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作者：
Moulton, JK
Adler, PH
Prince, J
机构：
[1] Univ Tennessee, Dept Entomol & Plant Pathol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] Clemson Univ, Div Entomol, Clemson, SC 29634 USA
[3] Univ Western Australia, Dept Zool, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
来源：
ZOOTAXA | 2004年 / 409期
关键词：
Simuliidae; Paracnephia; taxonomy; relationships;
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中图分类号：
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号：
071002 ;
摘要：
Paracnephia gladiator is described from fast-flowing streams of the Jarrah Forest, Darling Plateau, Western Australia. Diagnostic characters are provided for all life stages after the egg. The generic assignment is tentative given the limited understanding of relationships among Gondwanan Simuliidae previously assigned to Prosimuliini. The M-shaped median sclerite of the male terminalia and the large calcipala suggest phylogenetic affinity with the Neotropical genera Araucnephia and Araucnephioides. The simple tarsal claw suggests that females are mammalophilic. Females are attracted to humans but do not bite.
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