Two new species of the subgenus Acanthohelea of Stilobezzia from Brazilian Amazonia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: CAZORLA, CARLA G., SPINELLI, GUSTAVO R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2016
• Subjects: Diptera; Ceratopogonidae; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4066.2.9; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4066.2.9

The predaceous genus Stilobezzia Kieffer is a large, diverse group of Ceratopogonidae that is worldwide in distribution except for Antarctica and some islands (Borkent 2014). Adult females are important predators on other small insects, and the immature stages are found in a wide variety of aquatic and semiaquatic habitats, including streams, lakes and pond margins, puddles, swamps, rice fields, rock pools, and tree holes (de Meillon and Wirth 1991; Cazorla et al. 2006).