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Further biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Canadian Cretaceous amber

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2012

Art Borkent
Art Borkent*
Affiliation:
Research Associate, Royal British Columbia Museum, American Museum of Natural History and Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, 691-8th Avenue SE, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada V1E 2C2 (e-mail: artborkent@telus.net).
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Abstract

A collection of 55 Canadian amber Ceratopogonidae is described, including two new species, Protoculicoides ciliatus Borkent and Stilobezzia pikei Borkent. The male of Protoculicoides depressus Boesel is newly described and the two males previously identified as members of this species are designated holotype and paratype of P. ciliatus. A new key to the species of Protoculicoides Boesel is provided. A male genitalia of Peronehelea chrimikalydia Borkent is additionally described and a specimen that is possibly a gynandromorph, a female with an associated male genitalia or a new species of Peronehelea Borkent is described.

Résumé

Nous décrivons une collection de 55 spécimens de Ceratopogonidae du Canada préservés dans l'ambre. Cette collection inclut deux nouvelles espèces, Protoculicoides ciliatus Borkent et Stilobezzia pikei Borkent. Nous décrivons pour la première fois le mâle de Protoculicoides depressus Boesel et deux mâles identifiés originalement comme appartenant à cette dernière espèce et qui sont ici désignés comme holotype et paratype de P. ciliatus. Nous proposons une nouvelle clé pour les espèces de Protoculicoides Boesel. Sont également décrites les pièces génitales mâles de Peronehelea chrimikalydia Borkent, et d'un autre spécimen qui est possiblement un gynandromorphe, une femelle associée avec des pièces génitales mâles attachées à son abdomen, ou une nouvelle espèce du genre Peronehelea Borkent.

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Original Article
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 144 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 834 - 842
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2012

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