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European Atrichopogon biting midges of the subgenus Meloehelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Authors

SZADZIEWSKI Ryszard DOMINIAK Patrycja TÓTHOVÁ Andrea

Year of publication 2007
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Polish journal of entomology/Polskie Pismo entomologiczne
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Zoology
Keywords Diptera Ceratopogonidae Atrichopogon Meloehelea Europe key synonymy
Description The following six species of the subgenus Meloehelea WIRTH of Atrichopogon KIEFFER are recognised in Europe: A. atriscapulus KIEFFER, 1918; A. orbicularis KIEFFER, 1919; A. oedemerarum STORA, 1939; A. lucorum (MEIGEN, 1818); A. meloesugans KIEFFER, 1922; A. winnertzi GOETGHEBUER, 1922. They are diagnosed, interpreted, illustrated and placed in the atriscapulus or lucorum species groups. A. meloesugans is restored from synonymy. Forcipomyia setosipennis KIEFFER, 1911 is considered as a new junior synonym of A. lucorum and A. torgnyensis GOETGHEBUER, 1949 as a new synonym of A. winnertzi. New synonymy. Keys for identification of females and males of the subgenus are also provided. A. atriscapulus is reported for the first time in Europe.
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