PALAEODIPTERON WALKERI (DIPTERA: NYMPHOMYIIDAE) IN NORTHERN QUEBEC

Abstract Palaeodipteron walkeri Ide (Diptera: Nymphomyiidae) is recorded from watercourses of two northern Quebec localities. The known distribution of the species is thus extended to 54°N, in the subarctic zone. Collections were made in a wide variety of habitats. Nearly 200 adults and many larvae...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors: Back, C., Wood, D.M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1979
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Subarctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1111287-11
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00014875
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Summary:Abstract Palaeodipteron walkeri Ide (Diptera: Nymphomyiidae) is recorded from watercourses of two northern Quebec localities. The known distribution of the species is thus extended to 54°N, in the subarctic zone. Collections were made in a wide variety of habitats. Nearly 200 adults and many larvae were captured; emergence rate of this supposedly uncommon insect reached 98 adults/m 2 /day. Habitats and sampling methods are described, and larval locomotion, phenology, distribution, and abundance are discussed.

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