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Ceratopogonidae
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Forcipomyiinae
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Atrichopogon
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Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon)
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) carpinteroi Marino & Spinelli, 2004
slide Holype male and Allotype female
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
- Argentina
- Formosa
Other distribution
carpinteroi Marino & Spinelli, 2004c: 157 (male, female). Type locality: Argentina, Formosa, Estancia La Marcela, 35 km E El Colorado, 26°17'21''S, 59°08'40''W. HT M (MLPA). Distr.: Argentina (Formosa: type locality). Refs.: Marino & Spinelli, 2004c: 157.
Diagnosis. A medium-size species of Atrichopogon with no secondary sexual dimorphism; eight proximal flagellomeres whitish, distal five dark brown; thorax with scutum, scutellum, postscutellum, paratergite, propleuron and anepisternum dark brown, rest of pleura and legs pale yellowish; abdomen pale yellowish, segment 8-10 of female slightly darker; spermatheca large, ovoid with short neck, lightly sclerotized; parameres apparently missing; aedeagus triangular, tapering to cap-like apex, basal arch very low.
Diagnosis. A medium-size species of Atrichopogon with no secondary sexual dimorphism; eight proximal flagellomeres whitish, distal five dark brown; thorax with scutum, scutellum, postscutellum, paratergite, propleuron and anepisternum dark brown, rest of pleura and legs pale yellowish; abdomen pale yellowish, segment 8-10 of female slightly darker; spermatheca large, ovoid with short neck, lightly sclerotized; parameres apparently missing; aedeagus triangular, tapering to cap-like apex, basal arch very low.
- MARINO, P. I. & G. R. SPINELLI. 2004c. A new species of Atrichopogon Kieffer from northern Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Entomological News. 114 (3): 156-159.:157.
