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Distribution

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Distribucion en Costa Rica:
Distribucion General: Western Panama.
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INBio, Costa Rica
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John Burger
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Manuel A. Zumbado
editor
Cristian Granados
editor
Elvia Zumbado
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INBio

Trophic Strategy

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Females feed on the blood of large mammals, including humans.
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INBio, Costa Rica
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John Burger
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Manuel A. Zumbado
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Cristian Granados
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Elvia Zumbado
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INBio

Life Cycle

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Immature stages unknown.
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INBio, Costa Rica
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John Burger
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Manuel A. Zumbado
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Cristian Granados
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Elvia Zumbado
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Diagnostic Description

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Hind tibiae with apical spurs; antennal flagellum with 8 distinct flagellomeres; ocelli present; eyes densely pilose; cell m3 of the wing always open; cell r5 closed and petiolate; legs not bicolored; legs dark brown to black; abdomen extensively golden pilose; abdomen with at least some segments beyond the first not entirely golden pilose; abdomen bright golden pilose from the third to last segments only; wings evenly brownish yellow tinted.
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INBio, Costa Rica
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John Burger
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Manuel A. Zumbado
editor
Cristian Granados
editor
Elvia Zumbado
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INBio

Diagnostic Description

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Localidad del tipo: Panama: Chiriqui, Boquete, Cerro Horqueta.
Depositario del tipo: Cambridge: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.
Recolector del tipo:
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cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
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INBio, Costa Rica
author
John Burger
editor
Manuel A. Zumbado
editor
Cristian Granados
editor
Elvia Zumbado
partner site
INBio