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Forcipomyiinae
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Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia)
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) quechua Marino & Spinelli, 2002
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Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
- Argentina
- Salta
Other distribution
quechua Marino & Spinelli, 2002: 312 (male, female). Type locality: Argentina, Salta, río Juramento at national Rt. 9, 25°7'52.45"S, 65°0'58.95"W. HT M (MLPA). Distr.: Argentina (Salta: type locality). Refs.: Marino & Spinelli, 2002: 312.
Diagnosis. Brown species. Only species of the squamitibia group with tibial hastate spines present on tibiae of both sexes; flagellomeres 1-8 of female bottle-shaped, 9-12 vasiform, similar in length to 1-8; scutum with three pairs of shining, brownish-black vittae; spermathecae elongated with short necks; aedeagus triangular, with a pair of straight, greatly sclerotized submesal rods; parameres widely separated at base.
Diagnosis. Brown species. Only species of the squamitibia group with tibial hastate spines present on tibiae of both sexes; flagellomeres 1-8 of female bottle-shaped, 9-12 vasiform, similar in length to 1-8; scutum with three pairs of shining, brownish-black vittae; spermathecae elongated with short necks; aedeagus triangular, with a pair of straight, greatly sclerotized submesal rods; parameres widely separated at base.
- MARINO, P. I. & G. R. SPINELLI. 2002. A revision of the Forcipomyia squamitibia group in the Neotropics with the descriptions of three new species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 22: 307-319.
