Desmometopa saguaro

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Desmometopa saguaro

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Citation

description, figs and biology of larva and puparium (Santána 1961: The biology of immature Diptera associated with bacterial decay in the Giant Saguaro Cactus (Cereus giganteus, Engelmann). p 35 (as Desmometopa ?tarsalis (Sabrosky, 1983)))

fig. of fore leg, ex rotting saguaro cactus, ex Opuntia, California (Sabrosky 1983: A Synopsis of the world species of Desmometopa Loew (Diptera, Milichiidae). – Contr. Am. ent. Inst. 19(8): 1-69. p 55)

Nearctic checklist (Poole 1996: Diptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica. A checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 3: 1143pp. – Rockville: Entomological Information Service. p 178)

fig. of basisternum, Arizona

Distribution

Northern America: Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona present, California present)

Occurrence

NE: USA (Arizona, California).A

A. Brake, Irina: Milichiidae