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Issue: Vol. 5448 No. 1: 9 May 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-05-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.1.8
Page range: 128-134
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Pseudostilobezzia Wirth & Ratanaworabhan (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Vietnam

Research Associate of the American Museum of Natural History; 691-8th Ave. SE; Salmon Arm; British Columbia; V1E 2C2; Canada
Florida State Collection of Arthropods; Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services; 1911 SW 34th Street; Gainesville; Florida 32614-7100; U.S.A.
Diptera aquatic Culicomorpha phylogeny Stilobezzia Oriental Region

Abstract

A new species of Pseudostilobezzia Wirth & Ratanaworabhan is described, the third in this small genus, from Vietnam and based on two females. A key is provided to distinguish the three species, all restricted to the Oriental Region, in Vietnam or the nearby Hainan province, China. The phylogenetic relationship between this genus and other Ceratopogonidae suggests that it may be a somewhat distinctive lineage within Stilobezzia Kieffer. The presently unknown male of this genus will likely provide pertinent information in this regard.

 

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