A new canthariphilous species of the genus Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1906 from central Italy (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Authors :: R. Szadziewski
M. Gwizdalska-Kentzer
M. A. Bologna
M. Molfini
Szadziewski, R.
Kentzer-Gwizdalska, M.
Bologna, M. A.
Molfini, M.
Source :: The European Zoological Journal. 89:608-614
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2022.
Abstract: The new species Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) tolfensis n. sp. from Tolfa Mountains (Italy, Latium, and Rome) is described and illustrated. Both sexes of the species were collected using cantharidin-baited traps from June 2020 to January 2021. The new species is an atypical member of the genus Atrichopogon.

Subjects :: Atrichopogon tolfensis, cantharidin, biting midges, species description, Italian fauna, European fauna
Animal Science and Zoology

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