Afrohelea, Wirth, 1965

Borkent, Art, 2024, The Phylogeny of the Genera of Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of the World, Zootaxa 5438 (1), pp. 1-274 : 224

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5438.1.1

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scientific name

Afrohelea
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Afrohelea View in CoL :

- Hind tibial spur large, robust and forming four strong apical teeth, each extending nearly to the same level. This feature is unique in the Culicomorpha. There are a number of other ceratopogonids in which the spur is large and robust (e.g. Calcarhelea , Capehelea ) but these lack the strong, apical divisions that are characteristic of this monotypic genus.

- Apex of male epandrium with row of 9 setae, each on a lobe. This feature is unique in the family.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ceratopogonidae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ceratopogonidae

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