title: All stages of the Palaearctic predaceous midge Palpomyia schmidti Goetghebuer, 1934 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
abstract: All stages and the ecology of the Southern Palaearctic Palpomyia schmidti collected from the vicinity of the saline Lake Elton in Russia are described and illustrated. The morphology of larvae and pupae as well as the detailed ecology of the larvae are described for the first time. P. schmidti is a halobiontic biting midge, widely distributed in the steppes and deserts of the Palaearctic region. It is proposed that the Palpomyia schmidti group should include five Holarctic species. P. downesi Grogan & Wirth, 1979 from north-western North America is recognized as a new junior synonym of the Eastern Palaearctic P. tuvae Remm, 1972. New synonymy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland; Email: ryszard.szadziewski@biol.ug.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Szadziewski
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Komzina St. 10, Togliatti, 445003, Russia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Larisa V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Golovatyuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sontag
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbanek
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Komzina St. 10, Togliatti, 445003, Russia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Tatiana D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Zinchenko
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D012426:Russia