Diagnosis of Forcipomyia sahariensis Kieffer (Diptera: Caratopogonidae) with the first description of immature stages

Aleksandra Lewańczyk, Ryszard Szadziewski, Patrycja Dominiak
2009 Fragmenta Faunistica  
Forcipomyia sahariensis Kieffer, 1923 is diagnosed in all stages. Larvae and pupae reared from rotting roots are described for the first time. Forcipomyia tuzeti Huttel et Huttel, 1952 from France and F. acanthophora Renim in Havelka, 1976 from Germ any are recognized as new junior synonyms o f F. sahariensis. A supplem ented key for identification o f know n larvae and pupae o f Polish species o f the subgenus Forcipomyia s. str. is also provided.
doi:10.3161/00159301ff2009.52.2.149 fatcat:5lma67b3sbai5ngj44bwnfmfxe