A new species of Dasyhelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), mining the leaves of the floating fern Salvinia minima Baker.

A newly described species, Dasyhelea mesophylla Dominiak and Borkent, from Costa Rica is the first species in this large and diverse family known to be a leaf-miner. The species is described as third and fourth instar larvae, pupa, and male and female adults. The biology of larvae mining the floating leaves of Salvinia minima Baker is also described. The pupa has a distinctive, sharply pointed respiratory organ, shared with some other species of Dasyhelea, which pierces the surface of the leaf to breathe. The species belongs in the grisea group and its close relatives within that group are noted

New findings and an overall assessment of Norwegian biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

Source at: http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/2022-1/pdf/nje-vol69-no1-2022-82-190-dominiak.pdfFaunistic studies on biting midges conducted mostly in South Norway between 2006 and 2020, as well as a revision of available literature, resulted in a new comprehensive checklist of the species known from mainland Norway. In total, 21 genera and 216 species of Ceratopogonidae have been registered, of which as many as 165 are with Linnaean names. For the remaining 51 species interim names are given as no existing nominal species could be assigned. Four genera, namely Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Ratanaworabhan, 1971, Monohelea Kieffer, 1917b, Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 1965 and Probezzia Kieffer, 1906, and 58 species are reported from Norway for the first time. Records of nine biting midge species previously mentioned from the country turned out to be uncertain and are currently treated as doubtful. In Norway, the most species-rich genera of Ceratopogonidae are: Culicoides Latreille, 1809 with 34, Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818 with 29, Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911a with 22, Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1906 with 16, Bezzia Kieffer, 1899 with 15, and Palpomyia Meigen, 1818 with 15 reported species

Culicoides (Avaritia) gornostaevae Mirzaeva, 1984 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) a possible vector species of the Obsoletus group new to the European fauna.

BACKGROUND: Culicoides gornostaevae Mirzaeva, 1984, known previously only from Siberia, is a boreal species included into the Obsoletus group of Culicoides sg. Avaritia. Members of the subgenus can act as vectors of various diseases. In Europe they are involved in the transmission of the Schmallenberg virus and bluetongue virus. FINDINGS: Culicoides gornostaevae Mirzaeva, 1984 is reported for the first time in Europe with new country records from Norway, Poland and Sweden. CONCLUSIONS: Culicoides gornostaevae Mirzaeva, 1984 has not been previously mentioned from Europe, even though there has been an extensive monitoring of Culicoides species during the last decades. Most probably this species has been notoriously overlooked in the materials, because of the problems with identification of the females of the subgenus Avaritia. Similar to other species of the Obsoletus group, C. gornostaevae should be regarded as a possible vector for Schmallenberg and bluetongue virus

The taxonomic status of two species of predaceous midges in the genera Bezzia and Palpomyia described by STÆGER (1839) in the genus Ceratopogon (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Palpomyiini)

Source at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2526980.Lectotypes are designated for the predaceous midges, Ceratopogon circumdatus Stæger, 1839, and Stæger, 1839 housed in the Copenhagen Zoological Museum, Denmark, and both species are redescribed and photographed. Ceratopogon circumdatus is removed from synonymy with Bezzia solstitialis (Winnertz, 1852) and recognized as a new synonym of Bezzia annulipes (Meigen, 1830). Ceratopogon binotatus Stæger, 1839, is removed from synonymy with Palpomyia lineata (Meigen, 1804) and recognized as the distinct species, Palpomyia binotata (Stæger, 1839

Two New Species of Biting Midges from France and Algeria (Diptera: ceratopogonidae)

Two new species of biting midges are described and illustrated from West Palaearctic. They are: Forcipomyia (F.) pyrenaicasp. nov. from France (Pyrenees-Orientales) and Monohelea mediterraneasp. nov. from France (Pyrenees-Orientales) and North Algeria (Sahara)

Descriptions of Brachypogon surma sp. n. from Finland and B. singularis (Santos Abreu, 1918) from the Canary Islands (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

Source at http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/nje.htm. A new species Brachypogon (Isohelea) surma sp. n., with unique, leaf-like parameres, is described from Finnish Lapland based on males. Illustrations and COI sequences of this species are also provided. Females and males of Brachypogon (I.) singularis (Santos Abreu, 1918) from the Canary Islands are redescribed, a neotype is designated, and Ceratolophus rufigastris Santos Abreu, 1918 and Ceratolophus obscurus Santos Abreu, 1918 are proposed to be its new junior synonyms

An Update and Errata for the Catalog of the Biting Midges of the World (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

A list of corrections as well as the addition of new taxa described since Borkent & Dominiak (2020) published a catalog of the Ceratopogonidae of the world is provided. We record a further 70 extant and 7 fossil species and 2 new fossil genera. Beyond the summary provided by Borkent & Dominiak (2020, Table 1), the family now includes 6276 extant and 303 fossil species and 23 fossil genera. The number of species names that are nomina dubia is now 181

Insecticidal gel bait for the decimation of Ctenolepisma longicaudatum (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) populations in libraries, museums, and archives

The problem of bristletail Ctenolepisma longicaudatum (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) in libraries, archives, and museums is increasing. It can cause damage to valuable and irreplaceable objects. We describe the effect of the use of insecticidal gel bait (active ingredient: indoxacarb) against C. longicaudatum populations in three libraries, seven archives, and seven museums in Norway and Austria. Pest activity was monitored with sticky traps to evaluate the effect of bait application. Significant declines in pest populations were observed at all locations when small bait droplets were applied either systematically throughout the buildings or strategically close to suspected aggregations. In addition, bait was successfully used to prevent infestation in a new museum building. The cost of treatment, measured by the amount of bait and work hours spent, was low, and bait application was conducted by either the professional pest control technicians or the local integrated pest management (IPM) manager. The use of insecticidal gel bait and its secondary effects is a cost-efficient alternative for population decimation; moreover, the method has a low probability of negative health issues for employees at the treated localities or damage to the objects. The application of bait is discussed in relation to its alignment with other IPM methods in libraries, archives, and museums

Dasyhelea bifida Zilahi-Sebess

Dasyhelea bifida Zilahi-Sebess Dasyhelea fasciigera Kieffer var. bifida Zilahi-Sebess, 1936: 44 (Hungary). Material examined. Lebanon. Tyre, Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, N 33 ° 15.206 E 35 °12.794, 06.V. 2012, net, 1 male, leg. A. Alwin (UG). Distribution. Poland (Dominiak & Szadziewski 2010), Hungary (Zilahi-Sebess 1936), Romania (Damian- Georgescu 1975), Ukraine (Crimea) (Dominiak & Szadziewski 2010), Israel (Dominiak et al. 2007), Azerbaijan (Remm 1967), Afghanistan (Navai 1994), China (Yu et al. 2006), Hawaii (Borkent 1997). New species for Lebanon.Published as part of Dominiak, Patrycja & Alwin, Alicja, 2013, Five new species and new records of biting midges of the genus Dasyhelea Kieffer from the Near East (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), pp. 133-144 in Zootaxa 3683 (2) on page 137, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/21972

Dasyhelea alboverrucosa Remm

<i>Dasyhelea alboverrucosa</i> Remm <p> <i>Dasyhelea alboverrucosa</i> Remm, 1967: 17 (male, female; Azerbaijan); Szadziewski 1985: 96 (male, female); Navai 1994: 361 (male, Afghanistan); Dominiak <i>et al.</i> 2007a: 260 (male, Israel).</p> <p> <b>New country records. Kazakhstan.</b> Alma-Atinskaya Obl., Ili, 15/VI-61, 1 male, (TUZ). <b>Romania.</b> Between Tulcea and Samova, 45°10.346'N 28°44.831'E, 1 m AMSL, 20 June 2007, net, 1 male, leg. P. Dominiak. <b>Ukraine.</b> Crimea, Krasnoperekopsk, 45°53.362'N 33°48.552'E, 8.5 m BMSL, 18 May 2008, net, 3 males, leg. P. Do min i ak.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Ukraine (Crimea), Romania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Israel.</p> <p> <b>Discussion.</b> The species represents a meridional steppe faunal element. The records from Germany (Havelka & Aguilar 1999) and from Moldova, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan (Remm 1988) are questionable because they did not provide locality data, and therefore, we have not included these countries in this section.</p>Published as part of <i>Dominiak, Patrycja & Szadziewski, Ryszard, 2010, Distribution and new synonymy in European biting midges of the genus Dasyhelea Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 2437</i> on page 3, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/194838">10.5281/zenodo.194838</a&gt