Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogoninae Baltic amber 4

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 10-10-2016 13:50
#1
Subfamily?
Edited by Igor Grichanov on 10-10-2016 14:38

Posted by John Carr on 10-10-2016 14:31
#2
Ceratopogonidae. The long front claws are found only in predatory groups, all of which are in subfamily Ceratopogoninae. Some believe that Ceratopogoninae are not monophyletic.

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 10-10-2016 14:39
#3
Thank you, John.

Posted by John Carr on 10-10-2016 15:48
#4
Compare Fossihelea gracilitarsis (Meunier, 1904) and Stilobezzia. You may be able to distinguish them with

Szadziewski, Ryszard. 1988. Biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from Baltic Amber. Polskie pismo entomologiczne, 58(1): 3-283

Both genera are in tribe Ceratopogonini; Stilobezzini was synonymized after the paper was published.
Edited by John Carr on 10-10-2016 15:50