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Guides

• Downeshelea

  Downeshelea is a genus of predaceous biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae, tribe Ceratopogonini. The genus was established by Wirth and Grogan based on the Monohelea multilineata species group and currently comprises over 60 species worldwide, with approximately 46 species in the Neotropics. Adult females are predatory, feeding primarily on adult Chironomidae, and may contribute to biological control of pest populations in agricultural settings.

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• Odontomyia hirtocculata

  A species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae, described by James in 1936. As a member of the subfamily Stratiomyinae, it likely has aquatic larvae like other members of this subfamily. Adults of this genus are often associated with flowers and vegetation near aquatic habitats. The specific epithet 'hirtocculata' suggests a hairy or setose characteristic, though the precise morphological basis is not documented in the provided sources.

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