Monogedania Szadziewski, Grogan, Sontag and Bojarski, 2022

Szadziewski, Ryszard, William L. Grogan, Jr., Sontag, Elżbieta & Bojarski, Błażej, 2022, A new genus of predatory midge in the Monohelea complex from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Insecta Mundi 2022 (919), pp. 1-9 : 2

Monogedania Szadziewski, Grogan, Sontag and Bojarski , new genus

Type species. Ceratopogon clunipes Loew, 1850 , by present designation.

Diagnosis. Moderately large predatory biting midges with wing lengths 1.1–1.5 mm. Palpus 5-segmented; segment 3 without sensory pit. Thorax convex; males with more dense elongate setae than females. Wing membrane with only apical macrotrichiae. Legs unarmed; foreleg, midleg slender, hind leg with greatly enlarged femur, tibia and tarsomeres 1–3; tarsomeres 4 cylindrical; male hind tarsomere 5 extremely slender with small equal-sized claws on all legs, female hind tarsomere 5 with greatly elongate single claw with a very short basal barb. Aedeagus entire, arch-like, with two sub-median apical, and one median ventral projections.

Etymology. The generic name, Monogedania , is a combination of Monohelea , a genus of extant predatory midges, and Gedanum, the Latin name of Gdańsk, Poland; this name is feminine.