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Issue: Vol. 3582 No. 1: 12 Dec. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-12-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3582.1.3
Page range: 33–36
Abstract views: 49
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new biting midges of the subfamily Forcipomyiinae Lenz (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from China

Nanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, 330038,PR China
Nanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, 330038,PR China
Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China, 100071
Diptera Forcipomyiinae Lenz Taxonomy New species Biting midge

Abstract

Two new species of biting midges in the subfamily of Forcipomyiinae Lenz are described and illustrated based on male adults: Lasiohelea habros Liu, Chen & Yu, sp. nov.; Atrichopogon brenthus Liu & Yu, sp. nov..

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