Five new neotropical Dasyhelea midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) associated with culture of cocoa
Five new species of Dasyhelea midges are described from material reared from rotting cocoa pods and other plant materials in Brazil, Panama and Trinidad: borgmeieri, cacoi, soriai, williamsi and winderi. The two most common of these species, borgmeieri and williamsi, have been taken at flowers of cocoa where they are important as pollinators.
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| Subjects: | THEOBROMA CACAO, CERATOPOGONIDAE, DASYHELEA, POLINIZADORES, TAXONOMIA, DISTRIBUCION NATURAL, BRASIL, PANAMA, TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO, |
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| Summary: | Five new species of Dasyhelea midges are described from material reared from rotting cocoa pods and other plant materials in Brazil, Panama and Trinidad: borgmeieri, cacoi, soriai, williamsi and winderi. The two most common of these species, borgmeieri and williamsi, have been taken at flowers of cocoa where they are important as pollinators. |
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