Biting midges of the tribe Ceratopogonini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Middle East, with keys and descriptions of new species
Author
Alwin-Kownacka, Alicja
Author
Szadziewski, Ryszard
Author
Szwedo, Jacek
text
Zootaxa
2016
2016-02-16
4079
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4079.5.3
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1175-5326
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Genus
Ceratopogon
Meigen, 1803
Type species.
Tipula barbicornis
Linnaeus, 1758 (misidentified =
Ceratopogon communis
Meigen
), by monotypy.
Diagnosis.
Eyes pubescent, narrowly separated; first antennal flagellomere with sensilla coeloconica, all flagellomeres separated; katepisternum bare, without setae; wing with two radial cells; Legs slender, unarmed with spines; fourth tarsomere cordiform. Female with three seminal capsules. Aedeagus with 2 submedian and 2 lateral prongs, parameres usually separate. Palisade setae on hind leg in a single row on proximal 2/3 (
Wirth & Grogan 1988
,
Borkent & Grogan 1995
). This Holarctic genus includes 41 extant species (
Borkent 2015
).