Predatory midges of the tribes Palpomyiini and Sphaeromiini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Middle East, with keys and descriptions of new species Author Alwin-Kownacka, Alicja 0995CC31-5CC8-46F3-BB72-A4D76919750A urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 0995 CC 31 - 5 CC 8 - 46 F 3 - BB 72 - A 4 D 76919750 A & Corresponding author: alicja. alwin @ biol. ug. edu. pl alicja.alwin@biol.ug.edu.pl Author Szadziewski, Ryszard 083FF55D-C4C0-4C7D-AE23-562619624664 Email: ryszard. szadziewski @ biol. ug. edu. pl & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 083 FF 55 D-C 4 C 0 - 4 C 7 D-AE 23 - 562619624664 ryszard.szadziewski@biol.ug.edu.pl Author Szwedo, Jacek 36BAE161-ECCD-4D89-B383-C7CC84FF0A89 Email: jacek. szwedo @ biol. ug. edu. pl & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 36 BAE 161 - ECCD- 4 D 89 - B 383 - C 7 CC 84 FF 0 A 89 jacek.szwedo@biol.ug.edu.pl text European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-05-15 318 1 30 journal article 22140 10.5852/ejt.2017.318 3a1f57d6-6cad-4bb9-8fdd-6b2b471bce0c 2118-9773 3827451 541EA4D0-3883-4190-8E10-FF7CAC1BB035 Palpomyia buettikeri Boorman & van Harten, 2002 Palpomyia buettikeri Boorman & van Harten, 2002: 458 ( , figure, description, Saudi Arabia ). Diagnosis Scutum dark brown. Costa reaching more than ¾ of wing length. Legs uniformly brown; fore femur with 11–12 dark ventral spines; mid femur with 4 longer, more slender spines; hind femur with about 12 very long, slender spines; hind tibia with long dorsal bristles; fifth tarsomeres without ventral setae. Male gonocoxite short, stout, with subapical ventral lobe; gonostylus slender, curved, apex pointed; parameres fused, narrowed basally, distal half cylindrical, expanded; aedeagus triangular, with broad apex ( Boorman & van Harten 2002 ). Distribution Saudi Arabia .