Revision of the New World Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Ratanaworabhan (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae, Ceratopogonini)
Author
Fasbender, Andrew
Rhithron Associates Inc., 33 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59847, USA.
afasbender@rhithron.com
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2023
2023-06-26
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159
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2023.875.2147
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Ceratoculicoidesmoravicus
species group
Figs 5
,
7
,
9d–i
,
10–11
Diagnosis
(male)
Those species of
Ceratoculicoides
with their aedeagus lateral margins straight or concave (
Figs 9f, i
,
10c, e, h, k
).
Description
(male)
Aedeagus lateral margins straight or concave, posterior margin straight or concave.Hyaline posteromedial incision of aedeagus present. Posterolateral points of aedeagus directed laterally, adjacent or contiguous with apical points.
Remarks
The
C. moravicus
group is proposed for
C. moravicus
,
C. aliciae
,
C. borkenti
sp. nov.
,
C. grogani
sp. nov.
,
C.propinquus
sp. nov.
and
C.
sp. M1. All of these species share similar aedeagal characters, most notably the synapomorphy of straight or concave lateral margins of the aedeagus. There are no female characters that can be used to diagnose this group.