The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. Species of the subfamily Ceratopogoninae
Author
William L. Grogan, Jr.
Author
Spinelli
Author
Ronderos, María M.
Author
Carla
text
Insecta Mundi
2013
2013-10-11
2013
324
1
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5178313
1942-1354
5178313
442766FB-22D8-4ED3-B014-B81A83BC6A8D
Brachypogon
(
Brachypogon
)
bifidus
Spinelli and Grogan
Brachypogon
(
Brachypogon
)
bifidus
Spinelli and Grogan, 1998: 66
(
Dominica
)
;
Borkent and Spinelli 2000: 45
(in New World catalog south of the
USA
; distribution);
Borkent and Spinelli 2007: 78
(in Neotropical catalog; distribution).
Discussion.
This small Neotropical predaceous midge was described by
Spinelli and Grogan (1998)
from
Dominica
(
type
locality) and
El Salvador
. It is unique among other species in the
Brachypogon
(
B
.)
impar
complex in having a wing with a darkly infuscated membrane and a dark spot distad of the r-m crossvein and a pale spot beyond the dark spot, males are the only species with parameres having a bifid apex, and the antennal flagellum of females with 12 flagellomeres due to a fusion of 12-13. We provide the first records from
Guadeloupe
.
New records.
Guadeloupe
,
Basse Terre
,
Corrosol
,
8-IX-2010
,
MC
Thomas
&
RH Turnbow
,
Blacklight trap
,
1 male
;
same data except NE
Pigeon
(
16.14404° N
,
61.74977° W
),
17-V-2012
,
R
. H.
Turnbow
,
BL trap
,
1 male
;
same data except
23-V-2012
,
1 male
;
same data except
Trace des Cretes
(D-14),
22-V-2012
,
3 males
,
1 female
.
New
Guadeloupe
record
.