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Forcipomyiinae
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Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia)
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) minitheca Marino & Spinelli, 2001
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Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
- Argentina
- Chubut
- Neuquén
- Santa Cruz
- Tierra del Fuego
Other distribution
Chile
minitheca Marino & Spinelli, 2001a: 111 (male, female). Type locality: Chile, Antártica Chilena, Deceit island, 55º50'S, 67º06'W. HT M (MLPA). Distr.: Chile, Argentina (Chubut: northern shore Lago La Plata, 44°50'16.37"S, 71°43'57.08"W. Santa Cruz: lago del Desierto, 49°05’0.71”S, 72°53'32.61"W. Tierra del Fuego: laguna La Victoria, 55 km E Ushuaia, 54°48'57.05"S, 67°28'39.77"W). Refs.: Marino & Spinelli, 2001a: 111.
NEW RECORDS:
Neuquén: PN Nahuel Huapi, La Heladera, 41°00'56''S, 71°49'45.4''W, 878 m m. Río Negro: PN Nahuel Huapi, arroyo Ñireco, complejo Challhuaco, 41º11'51.9''S, 71º19'40.5'W, 962 m; PN Nahuel Huapi, río Manso superior, 41º14'8.1''S, 71º46'58.5''W, 845 m. Tierra del Fuego: complementary Rt. 8 (ex complementary Rt. b), 44 km W Río Grande, 53º55'17.8''S, 68º20'58.6''W; PN Tierra del Fuego, mallín s/n, 54º51'23.6''S, 68º35'37.3''W, 31 m.
Diagnosis. Dark brown species; jaw with 15 subapical teeth, wing with two clear areas evident on the anterior margin, the clear area of cell m1 reaches the apex of rib M1; genital sclerotization of the closed, triangular female; two spermathecae, one well developed, ovoid, the other very small; edeago as wide as long; Parameters thin, curved, slightly connected at the base, subsequent filiform processes.
NEW RECORDS:
Neuquén: PN Nahuel Huapi, La Heladera, 41°00'56''S, 71°49'45.4''W, 878 m m. Río Negro: PN Nahuel Huapi, arroyo Ñireco, complejo Challhuaco, 41º11'51.9''S, 71º19'40.5'W, 962 m; PN Nahuel Huapi, río Manso superior, 41º14'8.1''S, 71º46'58.5''W, 845 m. Tierra del Fuego: complementary Rt. 8 (ex complementary Rt. b), 44 km W Río Grande, 53º55'17.8''S, 68º20'58.6''W; PN Tierra del Fuego, mallín s/n, 54º51'23.6''S, 68º35'37.3''W, 31 m.
Diagnosis. Dark brown species; jaw with 15 subapical teeth, wing with two clear areas evident on the anterior margin, the clear area of cell m1 reaches the apex of rib M1; genital sclerotization of the closed, triangular female; two spermathecae, one well developed, ovoid, the other very small; edeago as wide as long; Parameters thin, curved, slightly connected at the base, subsequent filiform processes.
- MARINO, P. I. & G. R. SPINELLI. 2001a. Las especies del subgénero Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) en la Patagonia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 60 (1-4): 99-124.
