A revision of Biting Midges of the Subgenera Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) and F. (Saliohelea) from Costa Rica (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Author
Spinelli, Gustavo R.
Author
Marino, Pablo I.
Author
Borkent, Art
text
Zootaxa
2012
3419
1
52
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.215031
215f451e-15f2-440d-b4f1-a5ca804ec0cb
1175-5326
215031
Subgenus
Forcipomyia
(
Saliohelea
) Wirth & Ratanaworabhan
Diagnosis.
Female adults: the only subgenus of
Forcipomyia
in the New World with fourth and fifth palpal segments completely fused, mandibular teeth absent, a hind leg tarsal ratio of 2.11–2.75 and with a single functional spermatheca; males are not diagnosable at this time.