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Published: 2009-02-27
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A new Nearctic species of Atrichopogon (Meleohelea) and a redescription of Atrichopogon (M.) chilensis Ingram & Macfie (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University,Kotlářská 2, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic
División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Diptera Ceratopogonidae Atrichopogon Meloehelea new species biting midge Neotropical Nearctic distribution

Abstract

A new species of Ceratopogonidae from Canada, Atrichopogon (Meloehelea) ladislavi Tóthová, is described. The Patagonian species Atrichopogon (M.) chilensis Ingram & Macfie is restored from synonymy, its female is redescribed and the male is described for the first time.

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