The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). II. Species of the subfamily Dasyheleinae.
We provide descriptions, photographs and illustrations of 13 new species and new records of eight other species of biting midges in the genus Dasyhelea Kieffer from Guadeloupe. Included are the first Guadeloupe records of D. bermudae Wirth & Williams, D. caribbeana Spinelli & Wirth, D. cincta (Coquillett), D. flavifrons (Guérin-Méneville), D. grisea (Coquillett), D. griseola Wirth, D. luteogrisea Wirth & Williams and D. pseudoincisurata Waugh & Wirth. The previously unknown male of D. caribbeana is described and illustrated, and, a key is provided for the 24 species of Dasyhelea known from Guadeloupe.
Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, Florida 32614-7100 USA.; Email: William.Grogan@freshfromflorida.com.
Willliam L Jr
WL
Grogan
UNLP, FCNYM, División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Email: mfdiaz@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar.
Florentina
F
Díaz
ILPLA-CONICET, UNLP-División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Boulevard 120 s/n e/61 y 62 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Email: spinelli@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar.
Gustavo R
GR
Spinelli
Cepave-CONICET, UNLP-División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Boulevard 120 s/n e/61 y 62 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Email: ronderos@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar.
Maria M
MM
Ronderos
D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D019430:Guadeloupe; D008297:Male