Latest Articles from ZooKeys Latest 11 Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:19:02 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zookeys.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ An updated catalogue of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of Mexico and their known distribution by state https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/102858/ ZooKeys 1167: 1-47

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1167.102858

Authors: Alejandro Mendez-Andrade, Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal

Abstract: An updated catalogue of Culicoides of Mexico is presented. It includes 86 species with their regional distribution and corresponding record references, known immature stages and associated pathogens. In addition, a taxonomic key for subgenera and species groups for Mexico is presented and an index of species by state is included.

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Catalogue Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:57:36 +0300
New species and new records of Monohelea Kieffer (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from Brazil https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/86680/ ZooKeys 1136: 175-185

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1136.86680

Authors: Maria Clara Alves Santarém, Erick Aragão Cardoso, Israel de Souza Pinto, Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer

Abstract: Two new Brazilian species of Monohelea Kieffer are described and illustrated based on male specimens, Monohelea capixaba sp. nov. from Espírito Santo and Monohelea coimbrai sp. nov. from Rio de Janeiro. New records for M. aguirrei Tavares & Souza, M. archibaldoi Tavares & Souza and M. maculipennis (Coquillet) are given based on specimens from Espírito Santo (all three species) and Amapá (M. maculipennis only). All specimens are deposited in the Ceratopogonidae Collection of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil.

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Research Article Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:40:41 +0200
Three new species of the genus Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from the National Park of Hainan Tropical Rainforest, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/83021/ ZooKeys 1112: 199-218

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1112.83021

Authors: Xiaoxiang Wu, Zehua He, Xiaodan Lin, Bin Deng, Qi Zhai, Jiahui Li

Abstract: Three new species of the predaceous midges of genus Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913: A. flavinotum Wu & Li, sp. nov. of the maculipennis group, and A. reflexuralis Wu & Li, sp. nov. and A. limu Wu & Li, sp. nov. of the parva group, are described from the National Park of Hainan Tropical Rainforest, Hainan Island, China. Illustrations and COI barcodes (a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1) of the three new species are also provided. Associations of male and female specimens of two species (A. reflexuralis Wu & Li, sp. nov. and A. limu Wu & Li, sp. nov.) are supported by DNA barcodes. The parva group is reported from China for the first time.

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Research Article Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:10:27 +0300
Morphology of the immature stages of Dasyhelea silvatica Wang, Zhang & Yu with redescriptions of adults (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/53882/ ZooKeys 961: 119-127

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.961.53882

Authors: Xue Lu, Chen Duan, Yuan Ning, Xiao Hong Jiang, Xiao Hui Hou

Abstract: The immatures of the biting midge Dasyhelea silvatica are described and illustrated for the first time and a complete description of the adult male and female are provided using scanning electron and compound microscopes. The specimens were collected from flooded soil near a pond in Guizhou Province, China, and reared in the laboratory.

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Research Article Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:23:01 +0300
A new species of Nilobezzia Kieffer (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from the mangrove forest of Hainan Island, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/39032/ ZooKeys 893: 135-141

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.893.39032

Authors: Chunqiao Li, Glenn Bellis, Xiaoxiang Wu, Jiahui LI

Abstract: A new species of Nilobezzia Kieffer, Nilobezzia bamenwana Li & Li, sp. nov., collected from Bamenwan mangrove forest of Hainan Island, China, is described and illustrated based on female adults. The genus was previously known to have a single species occurring on the island.

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Research Article Mon, 2 Dec 2019 11:55:37 +0200
First description of the immature stages of Dasyhelea alula and a redescription of adults from China (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/31722/ ZooKeys 824: 135-145

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.824.31722

Authors: Chen Duan, Xiao Hong Jiang, Qiong Qiong Chang, Xiao Hui Hou

Abstract: The fourth instar larva and pupa of Dasyhelea alula Yu, 2005 are described and illustrated using a Scanning Electron Microscope. The adult male and female of this species are redescribed. Immatures were collected from flooded soil near a pond in Xiaojiawan village, Guizhou province, China and reared in the laboratory. The studied material is deposited in the Insect Collection of Zunyi Medical University.

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Research Article Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:10:58 +0200
The immatures of Bezzia chilensis Spinelli & Ronderos, 2001 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/29024/ ZooKeys 803: 141-154

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.803.29024

Authors: Danielle Anjos-Santos, Florentina Díaz, Gustavo Ricardo Spinelli, María Marcela Ronderos

Abstract: The fourth instar larva and the pupa of Bezzia chilensis Spinelli & Ronderos, 2001 are described for the first time. The immature stages were collected from macrophytes and filamentous algae in streams of the Patagonian steppe, in the provinces of Neuquén and Chubut, Argentina. The described stages were photographed and illustrated with a phase-contrast microscope and scanning electron microscope. Data on the bionomics of the species, new records and tables for characters of the known larvae and pupae of Bezzia Kieffer, 1899 from the Neotropical region are provided.

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Research Article Thu, 6 Dec 2018 14:34:06 +0200
A species checklist of the subgenus Culicoides (Avaritia) in China, with a description of a new species (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13535/ ZooKeys 706: 117-135

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.706.13535

Authors: Qiong Qiong Chang, Xiao Hong Jiang, Guo Ping Liu, Xiao Fei Li, Xiao Hui Hou

Abstract: A checklist of the subgenus Culicoides (Avaritia Fox) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) in China, currently including 57 species, is provided. Their full citations, more detailed locations of the type locality, and distribution of each species by province, and/or state of each species are also provided. Culicoides (Avaritia) fenggangensis Liu & Hou, sp. n. is described and illustrated, based on both male and female specimens from China. The new species is compared with its similar congeners, C. (A.) comparis Liu & Yu, 2005 and C. (A.) dentiformis McDonald & Lu, 1972.

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Checklist Wed, 4 Oct 2017 01:55:37 +0300
Culicoides hildebrandoi, a new species of the reticulatus species group from the Brazilian Amazon Region (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/7341/ ZooKeys 571: 105-111

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.571.7341

Authors: Emanuelle de Sousa Farias, Antonio Marques Pereira Júnior, Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros, Maria Clara Alves Santarém

Abstract: A new species of biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Culicoides hildebrandoi sp. n., is described and illustrated based on female and male specimens from the states of Amazonas and Rondônia, Brazil. This new species belongs to the reticulatus species group and differs from the 24 other species of this group by the elongate slightly swollen 3rd palpal segment with scattered capitate sensilla but lacking a sensory pit.

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Research Article Mon, 7 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0200
When DNA barcoding and morphology mesh: Ceratopogonidae diversity in Finnmark, Norway https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4326/ ZooKeys 463: 95-131

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.463.7964

Authors: Elisabeth Stur, Art Borkent

Abstract: DNA barcoding in Ceratopogonidae has been restricted to interpreting the medically and veterinary important members of Culicoides Latreille. Here the technique is utilised, together with morphological study, to interpret all members of the family in a select area. Limited sampling from the county of Finnmark in northernmost Norway indicated the presence of 54 species, including 14 likely new to science, 16 new to Norway, and one new to Europe. No species were previously recorded from this county. Only 93 species were known for all of Norway before this survey, indicating how poorly studied the group is. We evaluate and discuss morphological characters commonly used in identification of biting midges and relate species diagnoses to released DNA barcode data from 223 specimens forming 58 barcode clusters in our dataset. DNA barcodes and morphology were congruent for all species, except in three morphological species where highly divergent barcode clusters indicate the possible presence of cryptic species.

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Research Article Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0200
Checklist of the family Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of Finland https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4040/ ZooKeys 441: 53-61

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.441.7742

Authors: Larry Huldén, Lena Hulden

Abstract: A checklist of the family Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is provided.

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Checklist Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0300