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RESEARCH PRODUCT

p class="ZootaxaTitle"First description of immature stages of Gastropini, Gastrops willistoni Cresson (Diptera: Ephydridae) preying on eggs in a foam nest of Leptodactylus knudseni Heyer (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Central Amazon.

Tadeusz ZatwarnickiFranciele Cristina De SouzaAlexssandro Camargo

subject

LarvabiologyDipteraLeptodactylidaePupaZoologyEphydridaebiology.organism_classificationBreathing tubeLeptodactylus knudseniPupaNestLarvaInstarAnimalsAnimal Science and ZoologyAnuraEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

The third instar larva and puparium of Gastrops willistoni Cresson (Diptera: Ephydridae), preying on eggs in a foam nest of Leptodactylus knudseni Heyer (Anura: Leptodactylidae), in a central Amazonian dryland forest (Brazil) are described for the first time. The fusiform larva has a short breathing tube, its anterior spiracles are fan-shaped and posterior spiracles with three spircular openings. Pupa is ovoid with a broad anterior margin and bifurcate posterior tip. The taxonomic relationship of the frog egg predators, Gastrops Williston and Typopsilopa Cresson, are discussed. 

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-10-30Zootaxa
10.11646/zootaxa.4869.1.7https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33311375