Ceratoculicoidesmoravicus, Knoz, 1987

Fasbender, Andrew, 2023, Revision of the New World Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Ratanaworabhan (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae, Ceratopogonini), European Journal of Taxonomy 875, pp. 159-202 : 167

Ceratoculicoidesmoravicus species group

Figs 5 , 7 , 9d–i , 10–11

Diagnosis (male)

Those species of Ceratoculicoides with their aedeagus lateral margins straight or concave ( Figs 9f, i , 10c, e, h, k ).

Description (male)

Aedeagus lateral margins straight or concave, posterior margin straight or concave.Hyaline posteromedial incision of aedeagus present. Posterolateral points of aedeagus directed laterally, adjacent or contiguous with apical points.

Remarks

The C. moravicus group is proposed for C. moravicus , C. aliciae , C. borkenti sp. nov., C. grogani sp. nov., C.propinquus sp. nov. and C. sp. M1. All of these species share similar aedeagal characters, most notably the synapomorphy of straight or concave lateral margins of the aedeagus. There are no female characters that can be used to diagnose this group.

Figures

Fig. 5. Male heads II. Ceratoculicoidesmoravicus group. a. C. sp. M1. b. C.moravicusKnoz, 1987. c. C.propinquus sp. nov. d. C.grogani sp. nov. e. C.borkenti sp. nov. Scale bars = 100 μm.

Fig. 7. Female heads II.Ceratoculicoidesmoravicus group.a. C.aliciae Huerta & Borkent, 2005. b. C. aliciae antenna. c. C. borkenti sp. nov. d. C.grogani sp. nov. e. C.moravicusKnoz, 1987. Scale bars = 100 μm.

Fig. 9. Male genitalia II. Ceratoculicoides virginianus (Wirth, 1951): a. Genitalia, aedeagus and parameres removed.b. Parameres.c. Aedeagus.C.borkenti sp. nov:d. Genitalia, aedeagus and parameres removed. e. Parameres.f. Aedeagus.C.grogani sp. nov.: g. Genitalia, aedeagus and parameres removed. h. Parameres. i. Aedeagus. Abbreviations: ALP = apicolateral point of epandrium; AP = apical point of aedeagus; BA = basal arch of aedeagus; CRC = cercus; GC = gonocoxite; GCA = gonocoxal apodeme; GNS = gonostylus; HI = hyaline incision of aedeagus; HYP = hypandrium; PA = paramere apex; PB = paramere base; PLP = posterolateral point of aedeagus. Scale bars = 100 μm.

Fig. 10. Male genitalia III. Ceratoculicoides sp. M1: a. Genitalia, aedeagus and parameres removed. b. Parameres. c. Aedeagus. C.aliciaeHuerta & Borkent, 2005: d. Parameres (adapted from Huerta & Borkent 2005). e. Aedeagus (adapted from Huerta & Borkent 2005). C.moravicusKnoz, 1987: f. Genitalia, aedeagus and parameres removed. g. Parameres. h. Aedeagus. C. propinquus sp. nov.: i. Genitalia, aedeagus and parameres removed. j. Parameres. k. Aedeagus. Abbreviations: ALP = apicolateral point of epandrium; AP = apical point of aedeagus; BA = basal arch of aedeagus; CRC = cercus; GC = gonocoxite; GCA = gonocoxal apodeme; GNS = gonostylus; HI = hyaline incision of aedeagus; HYP = hypandrium; PA = paramere apex; PB = paramere base; PLP = posterolateral point of aedeagus. Scale bars = 100 μm.

Fig. 11. Female sternite 9 I. a. Ceratoculicoides aliciae Huerta & Borkent, 2005, paratype, Chamela Biological Station, Jalisco, Mexico. b. C. borkenti sp. nov., paratype, Nogales, Arizona, USA. c. C. confusus Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick, Canada. d. C.confusus, paratype, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA. e. C.grogani sp. nov., paratype, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. f. C.moravicus Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. Linework has been added to make sternite 9 easier to discern. Scale bars = 100 μm.