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Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta

Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta
Smith River, Del Norte County, California, USA
June 2, 2009
Larva collected and ID'd by Greg Curler.

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Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Page made
I made a species page for D. shasta(1) but I have no way to check the species ID. I do not have the revision.

 
ID looks good. Furthermore, t
ID looks good. Furthermore, this should be the only species in the Smith. Greg Courtney.

 
Courtney (1990)
Courtney, G. W. 1990. Revision of Nearctic mountain midges (Diptera: Deuterophlebiidae). Journal of Natural History 24:81-118.

I just ran the pupa and larva through the keys in Courtney (1990). The pupa keys fairly readily. The larva seems to key okay, but there are characters that need to be seen under the scope.

Nice additions -- thanks Kyle.

awwww.... thanks a ton, Kyle & Greg
John Carr beat me to the honors...