Dasyhelea modesta (Winnertz, 1852)

El-Hawagry, Magdi S., El-Azab, Salah El-Din A., Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2020, Biting midges of Egypt (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 52357-52357 : 52357

Dasyhelea modesta (Winnertz, 1852)

Ceratopogon modestus Winnertz, 1852 [ Winnertz 1852: 43]. Type locality: Germany.

Ceratopogon aestivus Winnertz, 1852 [ Winnertz 1852: 42]. Type locality: Germany.

Dasyhelea longipalpi s Kieffer, 1913 [ Kieffer 1913b: 37]. Type locality: Germany.

Dasyhelea inclusa Kieffer, 1918 [ Kieffer 1918b: 188]. Type locality: Czech Republic.

Dasyhelea strobli Kieffer, 1919 [ Kieffer 1919: 63]. Type locality: Spain.

Dasyhelea pratensis Goetghebuer, 1920 [ Goetghebuer 1920: 44]. Type locality: Belgium.

Dasyhelea bihamata Kieffer, 1923 [ Kieffer 1923a: 667]. Type locality: Algeria.

Dasyhelea moascari Macfie, 1943 [ Macfie 1943: 153]. Type locality: Egypt.

Dasyhelea densipilosa Tokunaga, 1963 [ Tokunaga 1963: 41]. Type locality: Japan.

Distribution

AF: Yemen. PA: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.

Local distribution in Egypt: Eastern Desert: Ismailia (Moascar). Lower Nile Valley & Delta: EI-Qanatir, EI-Mansoura, Marsafa. Western Desert: EI-Bustan (Beheira).

Dates of collection in Egypt: February, April, August and November.