A new refuge for Simulium (Rubzovia) paraloutetense Crosskey, 1988 (Diptera: Simuliidae) on La Gomera (Canary Islands)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2021.v77.288Keywords:
Aquatic insects, black flies, Rubzovia, larva, new finding, spring brook, morphology, taxonomy, faunisticsAbstract
Given the destruction of the only previously known locality of S. paraloutetense Crosskey 1988 on Gran Canaria, the discovery of a young larva in a spring brook on La Gomera is of special faunistic importance. The determination was difficult as there are no clear diagnostic characters for young larvae; plausible differentiation from the similar species was, however, possible. Bionomic information about the distribution and ecology of other simuliid species on La Gomera are given.
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