Diversity of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) from the Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

CAZORLA, C. G.; MARINO, P. I.; DIAZ, F.; CAMPOS, R. E.

Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Entomologia

Sociedad Entomología Argentina

Año: 2018 vol. 77 p. 1 - 13

1851-7471

We present the results of the first survey on the Ceratopogonidae from the?Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara?, in Buenos Aires province. This protected arearepresents the southernmost relict of gallery forest where the knowledge of the insect fauna isstill limited. Catches were conducted in areas of grassland and marginal forest with Malaisetraps, CDC light traps and funnel light traps. A total of 4,195 specimens belonging to ninegenera and 39 species of Ceratopogonidae were identified. A list of the species present inthe protected area is provided, along with their distributional data. Twenty-three species arerecorded from the reserve for the first time, while Dasyhelea mediomunda Minaya,Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia ) taragui Marino, Spinelli & Cazorla, Forcipomyia (Microhelea )fuliginosa (Meigen), Stilobezzia (Eukraiohelea ) elegantula (Johannsen) and Stilobezzia(Stilobezzia ) punctulata Lane are recorded for the first time in Buenos Aires province.