Forcipomyia (E.) wirthiana Szadziewski, 1983

Szadziewski, Ryszard & Gwizdalska-Kentzer, Marta, 2020, New records of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the United Arab Emirates, with a description of a new species, Zootaxa 4894 (4), pp. 594-597 : 594

Forcipomyia (E.) wirthiana Szadziewski, 1983 ( Figs. 1A, B )

Forcipomyia (E.) wirthiana Szadziewski, 1983: 374 (male, Algeria).

Material examined. Ra’s al-Khaimah, 15.12.2016, Malaise trap, 2 males, leg. H. Roberts ; Jebel Hafeet National Park , 21.01.2018, Malaise trap, 13 males, leg. A. Saji & A. van Harten ; Houbara Protected Area , Malaise trap, 28.02.2017, 1 male , 15.03.2017, 1 male, leg. A. Saji & A. van Harten.

Diagnosis. Males of this species have a long, triangular aedeagus with black apico-lateral hooks and a stout greatly curved gonostylus, the apical third of which is slender ( Figs. 1A, B ). Females unknown.

Distribution. Algeria, UAE, December–March, May. This is the first record from the UAE.

Figures

FIG. 1. Ventral views of male genitalia of Forcipomyia wirthiana Szadziewski, 1983 (A, B), and Dasyhelea sandrageor- gei Dominiak, 2013 (C, D).