Larva (based on South American specimens) a small plumosus-type, length about 10-11mm, posterior ventral tubule usually longer. Head capsule pale, teeth of mentum with flanges, c2 teeth of the central trifid group moderately well separated (type I-II), 4th laterals slightly reduced (type I-II).
Cytology
: 4 pairs of chromosomes with the pseudothummi arm
combination: AE, BF, CD, G.
Arm G closely paired with a subterminal nucleolus and large Balbiani
ring. No nucleoli
in the long chromosomes.
Click here for the polytene chromosomes
Found: California -
El Segundo, Los Angeles Co.
Brasil - Manaus; Belém.
Peru
- Pucallpa.
Shallow pools.
Morphology described by Fittkau (1968). Sublette & Mulla (2000) have identified the species in southern California.