A new species of Stilobezzia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from northern Argentina
Cazorla Carla G.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 323-327, 2013
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Abstract: A new Neotropical species, Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) biscutata sp. nov.
(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), is described and illustrated based on adult
specimens collected in the Argentinian provinces of Chaco, Formosa and
Corrientes. The species is compared with Stilobezzia transversa Lane &
Forattini, 1958, from which it differs mainly in the pigmentation pattern of
abdomen and the parameres S-shaped.
Key words: Diptera, Ceratopogonidae, Stilobezzia biscutata, new species, adult, Argentina, Neotropical Region