Pipunculus elegantulus Williston

Rafael, José Albertino & Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2004, Nicaraguan Pipunculidae (Diptera): new records and description of new species, Zootaxa 529, pp. 1-18 : 3

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.157708

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6269488

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C779878C-9A47-2229-FECE-CDF3CF6FFADA

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scientific name

Pipunculus elegantulus Williston
status

 

Pipunculus elegantulus Williston View in CoL

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Pipunculidae

Genus

Pipunculus

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