Yungahelea, a new genus of predaceous midge from northwestern Argentina (Culicomorpha: Ceratopogonidae)

SPINELLI, GUSTAVO R.; RONDEROS, MARÍA MARCELA; DONATO, MARIANO; SIRI, AUGUSTO

ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS.

ACAD BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS

Lugar: Rio de Janeiro; Año: 2018 vol. 90 p. 137 - 146

0001-3765

A new monotypic genus and species of predaceous midge from the southernmost area of the Argentinean Yungas, Yungahelea Spinelli & Ronderos is decribed and illustrated from male and female adults. It belongs to a group containing the Ceratopogonini genera Parabezzia Malloch & Blanton, Diaphanobezzia (Ingram & Macfie), Spinellihelea Borkent, Grogan & Picado and Fittkauhelea Wirth & Blanton. Phylogenetic interpretation indicates that Yungahelea is the sister group of Spinellihelea or the clade composed by Parabezzia and Diaphanobezzia.