Three new species of Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from West Bengal, India Author Pal, Gouri Sankar 0000-0001-6124-0479 Biosystematics & Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India, 713104 gsankarpal9@gmail.com Author Hazra, Niladri 0000-0001-8149-9445 Biosystematics & Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India, 713104 nhazra@zoo.buruniv.ac.in text Zootaxa 2024 2024-03-07 5419 3 348 360 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5419.3.2 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.3.2 1175-5326 10791732 AE1721AA-277C-4699-9A53-9A8A8D982C04 Forcipomyia ( Lepidohelea ) sulcoa sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: B9C7E98F-F2DE-4AA4-9B2F-CC674204CFAB ( Figs. 4A–O ) Etymology. The specific name “ sulcoa ” derives from a Latin word, indicating “a small groove” present in the aedeagus. Diagnosis. Only species of Forcipomyia ( Lepidohelea ) from the Oriental realm possesses flattened, roughly square shaped aedeagus with a notch at middle of apical margin ( Fig. 4G ); submedian process of parameres moderately long and a little outwardly directed ( Fig. 4F ); female with a large irregular sensory pit on third maxillary palp segment ( Fig. 4K ); single spermatheca with a neck and without hyaline punctation ( Fig. 4O ). Type Material. Holotype ♂ , India , West Bengal , Kalimpong , Paren ( 27.058592 °N , 88.864915 °E ), 08.v.2023 , Col. G.S. Pal. Paratypes 3♂♂ and 2♀♀ , same data as holotype .