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Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea)
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) saltensis (Cavalieri, 1962)
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Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
- Argentina
- Córdoba
- Corrientes
- Jujuy
- Salta
- San Luis
Other distribution
saltensis (Cavalieri), 1962: 360 (Lasiohelea; female). Type locality: Argentina, Salta, Tartagal, camino a Santa Victoria, La Curva, 22°10'4.98"S, 63°8'2.17"W. HT F (MLPA). Distr.: Argentina (Salta: type locality; Cañada del Ñato, 15 km W Santa Victoria, 22°17'14.42"S, 62°51'43.99"W. Jujuy: PN Calilegua, 23°40'17.58"S, 64°52'0.59"W. San Luis: Merlo, 32º21'09.7''S, 64º57'11.3''W, 1240 m. Córdoba: río San Antonio, paraje Las Jarillas, 31º32'02.8''S, 64º33'01.7''W, 820 m. Corrientes: Esteros del Iberá, Colonia Pellegrini, 28°32'17.58"S, 57°10'56.86"W). Refs.: Ronderos & Spinelli, 1999: 155; Spinelli et al., 2010: 129.
Diagnosis: Small, dark brown species. Flagellar segments 11-15 with 3-5 pairs of sensory papillae; RA 2.35. Third glopal palpal segment, barely longer than wide. Comb of the posterior tibia with 6 mushrooms. RC 0.62; lanceolate scales on the radius and the coast. A spermatch
Male: Unknown
Diagnosis: Small, dark brown species. Flagellar segments 11-15 with 3-5 pairs of sensory papillae; RA 2.35. Third glopal palpal segment, barely longer than wide. Comb of the posterior tibia with 6 mushrooms. RC 0.62; lanceolate scales on the radius and the coast. A spermatch
Male: Unknown
- CAVALIERI, F. 1962. Notas sobre Ceratopogonidae (Dipt. Nematocera). III. Sobre un nuevo díptero hematófago para Argentina, Lasiohelea saltensis n. sp. y notas sobre las especies neotropicales de Lasiohelea. Acta Zool. Lilloana. 18: 359-365.
- SPINELLI, G. R., P. I. MARINO & A. L. GADDI. 2010. New records of biting midges from Argentina and Chile (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 69(1-2): 127-132.
