Roberto de Xerez

Descrição do pupário de Raphiocera armata (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) da Ilha da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

The puparium of Raphiocera armata (Wiedemann, 1830), based on two larvae reared in the laboratory, collected at Ilha da Marambaia, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is described. This record constitutes the first description of the larvae of a species of the subfamily Raphiocerinae, and associates this group of soldier flies with the aquatic environment, corroborating Woodleys hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships of Raphiocerinae with Stratiomyinae and Nemotelinae, based on the aquatic mode of life of the larvae.

Descrição do pupário de Sargus thoracicus Macquart (Diptera, Stratiomyidae, Sarginae)

Herein, the puparium of Sargus thoracicus Macquart, 1834 collected in decaying organic material, on the Campus of Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Rio de Janeiro State is described. The description is based on a single larva collected and reared in laboratory till the emergence of the adult. Some biological notes on the larva are also presented.