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The larva of Psychoda (Philosepedon) humeralis Meigen (Diptera, Psychodidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Kenneth G. V. Smith  and
L. W. Grensted
Kenneth G. V. Smith*
Affiliation:
Hope Department of Entomology, University Museum, Oxford
L. W. Grensted
Affiliation:
Hope Department of Entomology, University Museum, Oxford
*
Now at Dept. of Entomology, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), London, S.W. 7.
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Satchell (1947) described and keyed the larvae of 14 of the 19 British species of Psychoda, but this study did not include P. humeralis Mg., presumably because the author accorded generic rank to Philosepedon and Threticus which would put them outside his study of Psychoda sensu stricto. The larva of P. humeralis has been briefly described by Spärck (1920), but his figures are rather crude. A detailed treatment of the larval head is given by Anthon (1943). The present account is offered to facilitate identification of this species in the larval stage when used in conjunction with Satchell's comprehensive paper.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 53 , Issue 1-2 , May 1963 , pp. 155 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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Spärck, R. (1920). Om larven til Philosepedon humeralis Meig. (Dipt., Psychodidae). Ent. Medd., 13, 120–7.Google Scholar