Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2012
Journal or Book Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
144
Issue
2
First Page
273
Last Page
290
DOI
10.4039/tce.2012.27
Abstract
The morphology of all life stages of the semi-aquatic nematocerous fly, Axymyia furcata McAtee (Diptera: Axymyiidae), is documented, with emphasis on use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Our data on some life stages (e.g., egg, first-instar larvae) represent the first SEM examination of these stages in axymyiids. Among the unexpected results is absence of an egg burster in first instars. Most characters provided little evidence of a phylogenetic relationship with any other clade of nematocerous Diptera, reflecting a need for comprehensive morphological studies of the immatures of many families.
Copyright Owner
Entomological Society of Canada
Copyright Date
2012
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Wihlm, Matthew W.; Sam, Rebecca B.; and Courtney, Gregory W., "Morphology of Axymyia furcata (Diptera: Axymyiidae), including scanning electron microscopy of all life stages" (2012). Entomology Publications. 40.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ent_pubs/40
Comments
This article is from The Canadian Entomologist 144 (2012): 273–290, doi:10.4039/tce.2012.27. Posted with permission.