Bezzia (Bezzia) uncistyla Dow and Turner

William L. Grogan, Jr., Hribar, Lawrence J., Murphree, C. Steven & Cilek, James E., 2010, New records of biting and predaceous midges from Florida, including species new to the fauna of the United States (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Insecta Mundi 2010 (147), pp. 1-59 : 50

Bezzia (Bezzia) uncistyla Dow and Turner

Bezzia (Pseudobezzia) uncistyla Dow and Turner, 1976: 80 (New Mexico; revision of Nearctic Bezzia ; distribution).

Bezzia (Bezzia) uncistyla: Wilkening et al. 1985: 529 (in list of Florida Ceratopogonidae ); Borkent and Grogan 2009: 26 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution).

Discussion. Dow and Turner (1976) described this primarily western species from the type series from Taos, New Mexico, however, they also listed Florida, Montana, Nebraska, New York and Ontario in their distribution section of this species. Therefore, in their review of Florida biting midges, Wilkening et al. (1985) stated “Records not available for this species.” A review of the B. pulverea complex in progress by WLG has revealed the first provisional Florida records of this species from Alachua and Indian River counties.

New records. Alachua Co., Gainesville, Chantilly Acres, 3-12-V-1967, F. S. Blanton, 3 males, same data except May 1968, light trap, 1 female (USNM). Indian River Co., Vero Beach, Ent. Res. Cntr., April 1961, light trap, 1 female (USNM). New Florida state record.