Homobezzia Macfie, 1932

Alwin-Kownacka, Alicja, Szadziewski, Ryszard & Szwedo, Jacek, 2017, Predatory midges of the tribes Palpomyiini and Sphaeromiini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Middle East, with keys and descriptions of new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 318, pp. 1-30 : 7

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.318

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:541EA4D0-3883-4190-8E10-FF7CAC1BB035

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847294

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/37097034-F871-FFBC-FD91-3F12FAF1FCCB

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Homobezzia Macfie, 1932
status

 

Subgenus Homobezzia Macfie, 1932

Type species

Homobezzia nyasae Macfie, 1932 View in CoL ; by original designation.

Diagnosis

Fore femur with or without ventral spines (all Middle East species with fore femoral spines). Male flagellomere 10 shorter than 11; flagellar plume poorly developed. Male aedeagus covered with fine setae on ventral surface; gonostylus elongate ( Krzywiński 1995).

Key to males of Bezzia (Homobezzia) View in CoL of the Middle East

1. Legs pale yellow, with dark bands; submedian process of male parameres straight ........................... .................................................................................................................. B. kuhetiensis Remm, 1967

– Legs pale brown, without dark bands; submedian process of male parameres slightly curved ventrally .......................................................................................... B. sharjahi Alwin & Szadziewski View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ceratopogonidae

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