Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) levis (Coquillett)

William L. Grogan, Jr., Hribar, Lawrence J., Murphree, C. Steven & Cilek, James E., 2010, New records of biting and predaceous midges from Florida, including species new to the fauna of the United States (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Insecta Mundi 2010 (147), pp. 1-59 : 5

Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) levis (Coquillett)

Ceratopogon levis Coquillett, 1901: 604 (Maryland) .

Culicoides levis: Kieffer 1906: 54 (combination).

Atrichopogon levis: Johannsen 1943: 777 (combination).

Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) levis: Wirth 1965: 123 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution); Wilkening et al. 1985: 514 (Florida records); Borkent and Grogan 2009: 5 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution).

Ceratopogon exilis Coquillett, 1902: 86 (Washington D. C.).

Discussion. Wilkening et al. (1985) listed this common Nearctic species in Florida from Alachua, Dade, Leon and Levy counties. We provide the first records from Charlotte, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Liberty, Martin, Putnam and St. Lucie counties.

New records. Charlotte Co., Englewood Beach, 16 June 1960, W. Jernigan, 1 male ( FSCA). Dixie Co., Steinhatchee, Oct 1961, S. B. H., 1 female ( FSCA). Gilchrist Co. , Trenton, VIII-1961, S. B. H., 1 female ( FSCA). Hardee Co. , Wauchulla, 17 April 1961, S. B. H., 1 female ( FSCA). Highlands Co. , Archbold Biological Station , 13-19 April 1989, W. W. Wirth, light trap, 2 females ; Lake Placid, Archbold Biological Station , W. W. Wirth, at UV light, 6 females ( FSCA). Hillsborough Co., Tampa , Sept. 1961, S. B. H., 1 female ( FSCA). Liberty Co. , Torreya St. Park, 20-V-1966, H. V. Weems, 2 females ( FSCA). Martin Co. , Stuart, 25-XI-1961, S. B. H., 1 female ( FSCA). Putnam Co. , E. Palatka, V-1961, S. B. H., 2 females ( FSCA). St. Lucie Co. , (no locality given), 20-VIII-1986, R. L. Escher, 1 male, 1 female ( WLGC) .