title: A new species of the predaceous midge genus Brachypogon Kieffer from the Neotropical Region and first description of the female of Brachypogon (Isohelea) cuacuahuitlus Huerta & Borkent (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
abstract: The predaceous midge genus Brachypogon Kieffer is presently known in Mexico by Brachypogon (Brachypogon) fuscivenosus (Lutz, 1914), B. (B.) bimaculatus Spinelli & Grogan, 1998, B. (B.) woodruffi Spinelli & Grogan, 1998 and B. (Isohelea) cuacuahuitlus Huerta & Borkent, 2005. In this contribution a new species, Brachypogon (Brachypogon) ginue, is described and illustrated from a male specimen collected in Tlanchinol, State of Hidalgo, Mexico. This new species belongs to the impar species group. The first description of the female of Brachypogon (Isohelea) cuacuahuitlus Huerta & Borkent is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Entomología, InDRE. Calle Francisco de P. Miranda No. 177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, México, D.F., 01480. MEXICO.; Email: cerato_2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Herón
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huerta
authors.affiliation: División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.; Email: spinelli@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar.
authors.forename: Gustavo R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Spinelli
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; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009929:Organ Size