Larva a large halophilus-type. Dark gular region and frontoclypeus. Mentum with rounded teeth; centre tooth with short outward sloping sides, side teeth well seperated; fourth laterals slightly reduced.
Cytology
4 pairs of relatively short chromosomes, probably with the pseudothummi
arm combination, AE, BF, CD, G, but Keyl pattern hard to recognise.
Arm G rather indistinct, usually unpaired, with a terminal
nucleolus. Arm
A sometimes unpaired. According to Wülker (pers.
comm.), arm A has the
holomelas
banding sequence.
Arm A: 1 - 2c, 10 - 12, 3 - 2d, 9 - 4, 13 - 19 i.e. as holomelas
Click here to see the polytene chromosomes.
Found: North West Territories - Hazen
Camp Pond, Ellesmere Island.
Possibly also Greenland -
Nedre Medsommer Sö.
Mentioned briefly by Wülker & Martin (2000).