Two New Species of Biting Midges of the Genus <i>Forcipomyia</i> Meigen from Ecuador (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Adults of two new species of biting midges in the subgenera <i>Lepidohelea</i> Kieffer and <i>Metaforcipomyia</i> Saunders of the genus <i>Forcipomyia</i> Meigen, <i>F. (L.) ivani</i> sp. nov. and <i>F. (M.) aidae</i> sp. nov., are describe...

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Autores principales:	Hochman, Sabrina I., Marino, Pablo Ignacio, Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo
Formato:	Articulo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2017
Materias:	Ciencias Naturales Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) F. (Metaforcipomyia) new species new record Neotropical region
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/109374 https://bioone.org/journals/annales-zoologici/volume-67/issue-4/00034541ANZ2017.67.4.015/Two-New-Species-of-Biting-Midges-of-the-Genus-Forcipomyia/10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.4.015.short
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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Sumario:	Adults of two new species of biting midges in the subgenera <i>Lepidohelea</i> Kieffer and <i>Metaforcipomyia</i> Saunders of the genus <i>Forcipomyia</i> Meigen, <i>F. (L.) ivani</i> sp. nov. and <i>F. (M.) aidae</i> sp. nov., are described from specimens collected in Imbabura province, Ecuador at 2,320 meters above sea level. Color photographs and illustrations are provided of males and females of both new species which are compared with similar, related congeners in their respective subgenera. We also provide the first record of <i>F. (Forcipomyia) catarinensis</i> Marino & Spinelli from Ecuador.