Parabezzia carlae, Heron Huerta Gustavo R. Spinelli William L. Grogan, 2021

Heron Huerta Gustavo R. Spinelli William L. Grogan, Jr., 2021, A new Neotropical predaceous midge in the genus Parabezzia Malloch from Guerrero, Mexico, and a second Mexican record of P. alexanderi Wirth (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Ceratopogoninae: Ceratopogonini), Insecta Mundi 2021 (895), pp. 1-9 : 2

Key to adult Parabezzia from Mexico

(females of Parabezzia carlae , new species and males of P. pallida Spinelli and Grogan unknown)

Female

1. Costa with basal swelling ( Fig. 3A ) (alexanderi group)....................... P. alexanderi Wirth

— Costa without basal swelling............................................................... 2

2. Costal fringe long, the setae arising distally from margin of vein (uncinata group); legs yellowish............................................................... P. pallida Spinelli and Grogan

— Costal fringe short, setae on the distal portion very short and widely spaced (unguis group); legs brown....................................................................... P. unguis Wirth

Figures

Figure 3. Parabezzia alexanderi Wirth. Female.A) Wing dorsal view.B–D) Legs lateral views.B) Fore leg. C) Mid leg. D) Hind leg. Scale: A= 0.5 mm, B–D= 0.1 mm. Abbreviation: bs= basal swelling.