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THE IMMATURE STAGES OF PTYCHOPTERA LENIS LENIS (DIPTERA: PTYCHOPTERIDAE) WITH NOTES ON THEIR BIOLOGY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

I. D. Hodkinson
I. D. Hodkinson
Affiliation:
Environmental Sciences Centre (Kananaskis), The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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Abstract

The four larval instars and the pupa of Ptychoptera lenis lenis Osten Sacken are described. Instars 2 to 4 are very similar morphologically but instar 1 is markedly different. Both a pharate pupal and a pharate adult stage were observed. Larvae are found in stagnant marginal areas of ponds where water depth does not exceed 4 cm and where benthic deposits of plant detritus exceed 8 cm. Fourth instar larvae, under experimental conditions, survived up to 45 days without contact with atmospheric oxygen but development was arrested. P. lenis has a 1 year life cycle with an extended adult emergence season from late May to the end of July.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 8 , August 1973 , pp. 1091 - 1099
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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