The American species of the <I>annulatipes</I> group of the subgenus <I>Lepidohelea,</I> genus <I>Forcipomyia</I> (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

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  • Willis W. Wirth
  • Gustavo R. Spinelli

Abstract

The annulatipes group ofthe genus Forcipomyia Meigen, subgenus Lepidohelea Kieffer, is represented in the Western Hemisphere by 12 species. Keys are presented for their identification, and to distinguish them from other groups of the subgenus Lepidohelea. The three previously known species, annulatipes Macfie, brasiliensis Macfie, and kuanoskeles Macfie, from southern Brazil, as well as the following nine new species, are described and illustrated: bahiensis, basifemoralis, bifida, convexipenis,euthystyla,gravesi, herediae, hobbsi, and weemsi.

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1992-06-01

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