Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan

William L. Grogan, Jr., Spinelli, Ronderos, María M. & Carla, 2013, The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. Species of the subfamily Ceratopogoninae, Insecta Mundi 2013 (324), pp. 1-21 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5178313
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5189389
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scientific name	Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan
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Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan View in CoL

Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan, 1998: 66 ( Dominica) View in CoL ; Borkent and Spinelli 2000: 45 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent and Spinelli 2007: 78 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution).

Discussion. This small Neotropical predaceous midge was described by Spinelli and Grogan (1998) from Dominica (type locality) and El Salvador. It is unique among other species in the Brachypogon (B.) impar complex in having a wing with a darkly infuscated membrane and a dark spot distad of the r-m crossvein and a pale spot beyond the dark spot, males are the only species with parameres having a bifid apex, and the antennal flagellum of females with 12 flagellomeres due to a fusion of 12-13. We provide the first records from Guadeloupe.

New records. Guadeloupe , Basse Terre, Corrosol, 8-IX-2010, MC Thomas & RH Turnbow, Blacklight trap, 1 male ; same data except NE Pigeon (16.14404° N, 61.74977° W), 17-V-2012, R. H. Turnbow, BL trap, 1 male GoogleMaps ; same data except 23-V-2012, 1 male GoogleMaps ; same data except Trace des Cretes (D-14), 22-V-2012, 3 males, 1 female. New Guadeloupe record GoogleMaps .