New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts
Short Communication Immature Diptera (excluding Culicidae) inhabiting
phytotelmata in the Auckland and Wellington regions
José G. B. Derraik
Ecology and Health Research Centre
Department of Public Health
Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Otago
P.O. Box 7343
Wellington, New Zealand
email: jderraik@ihug.co.nz
Allen C. G. Heath
AgResearch
Wallaceville Animal Research Centre
P.O. Box 40063
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Abstract This study records the Diptera fauna (excluding
Culicidae) breeding in phytotelmata in the Auckland and Wellington regions
of New Zealand, particularly in native forest habitats. Diptera larvae were
relatively abundant in the leaf axils of the native epiphyte Collospermum
hastatum, and in the fallen leaves of the native nikau palm Rhypalostylis
sapida. Chironomidae and Tipulidae were the most common families collected,
but larvae of Anisopodidae, Ceratopogonidae, Empididae, Psychodidae, and
Syrphidae were also present.
Keywords phytotelmata; Diptera; larvae; Wellington;
Auckland
M04135; Online publication date 17 June 2005 Received 27 September 2004;
accepted 6 April 2005
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 2005, Vol. 39:
981-987
0028-8330/05/3904-0981 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2005
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