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Description of the Pupa of Culicoides crucifer Clastrier (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

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The pupa of Culicoides crucifer Clastrier is described, illustrated and photomicrographed by using binocular microscope and phase-contrast microscopy from material collected in an artificial container in Manaus, Brazil. The pupa shows features typical of pupae occurring in calm and clean waters, and it is compared with its similar congeners of the subgenus Haematomyiidium, Culicoides annuliductus Wirth and Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz.

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Our gratitude to Pablo Marino, Nélida Caligaris and Luis Gianbelluca for technical assistance, and Mónica A. Caviglia for the English proofreading. We are grateful to PIP 0381−CONICET, PRJ 12.24/MCTI/ INPA. Also the PRONEX/CNPq/FAPEAM for the Financial support by the Programa de Apoio aos Núcleos de Excelência e Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas.

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  1. División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CCT-CEPAVE-ILPLA, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900, La Plata, Argentina

    M M Ronderos & G R Spinelli

  2. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade (CBIO), Manaus, AM, Brasil

    R L F Keppler

  3. División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CCT-CEPAVE, La Plata, Argentina

    M M Ronderos

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Ronderos, M.M., Spinelli, G.R. & Keppler, R.L.F. Description of the Pupa of Culicoides crucifer Clastrier (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Neotrop Entomol 42, 492–497 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-013-0142-4

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