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THE IDENTITIES OF THREE CLOSELY RELATED WESTERN SPECIES OF PROSIMULIUM (DIPTERA: SIMULIIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

B. V. Peterson
B. V. Peterson
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

The identities of three closely related species, Prosimulium dicum, P. exigens, and P. dicentum, described by Dyar and Shannon in 1927, are clarified. Keys for the separation of the adult, pupal, and larval stages of these species are given. Also presented is a brief review of the literature for each species. A redescription of the female and first descriptions of the male, pupa, and larva of P. dicentum are provided and important taxonomic features illustrated. A lectotype is designated for P. dicum.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , January 1970 , pp. 118 - 128
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1970

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