1. Biting midges of Egypt (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
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Hathal M. Al Dhafer, Mahmoud S. Abdel-Dayem, Salah El-Din A El-Azab, and Magdi S. El-Hawagry
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Culicomorpha ,0106 biological sciences ,Insecta ,dates of collection ,Arthropoda ,Ceratopogonidae ,030231 tropical medicine ,010607 zoology ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Egyptian localities ,0302 clinical medicine ,Type (biology) ,Systematics ,geographical distribution ,Animalia ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Invertebrata ,Egyptian loc ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Ecology ,biology ,Diptera ,Hexapoda ,North Africa ,biology.organism_classification ,Archaeology ,Family Ceratopogonidae ,Checklist ,Geography ,Taxon ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,Nematocera ,Africa ,Egypt ,Taxonomic Paper ,Catalogues and Checklists - Abstract
Background This study is one in a series of planned studies on different Egyptian dipteran taxa aiming to catalogue the whole order in Egypt. New information All known Egyptian taxa of the family Ceratopogonidae (biting midges) are systematically catalogued. A total number of 64 species belonging to 11 genera, four tribes and four subfamilies has been treated. Data for this study have been compiled from both available literature and specimens collected from different Egyptian localities by the authors. An updated classification, synonymies, type localities, world distributions by biogeographic realm(s) and country, Egyptian localities and dates of collection are provided comprising some new locality records. The study treats all previous inaccuracies in the classification of the family in Egypt.
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- 2020
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