Downeshelea stonei (Wirth)

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 : 35

Downeshelea stonei (Wirth)

Monohelea (Monohelea) stonei Wirth, 1953b: 148 (Louisiana) ; Wirth and Williams 1964: 303 (new state records; distribution)

Monohelea (Allohelea) stonei: Wilkening et al. 1985: 524 (Florida records).

Downeshelea stonei: Wirth and Grogan 1988: 52 (combination); Borkent and Grogan 2009: 20 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution).

Discussion. Wilkening et al. (1985) listed this common eastern species from 27 Florida counties. We provide the first records from Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough, Holmes, Lafayette, Lake, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Pinellas, St. Johns, Suwannee and Washington counties.

New records. Brevard Co., Allenhurst , Nov. 1957, S. B. D. & Health, 1 female ; Grant, X-1961, S. B. H., 1 female. Broward Co., Grant, VI-1961, S. B. H., 1 female. Charlotte Co., Punta Gorda, Aug. 1961, S. B. H., 1 male. Dixie Co. , Steinhatchee, Sept. 1961, S. B. H., 38 females, 18 males ; Cross City, IX-1965, S. B. H., 2 males. Flagler Co., Flagler Beach , Oct. 1961, S. B. H., 4 females ; same data except N. Flagler, X- 1961, 1 female. Franklin Co., Appalachicola, X-1961. S. B. H., 6 females, 2 males. Gadsden Co. (no town given), May 1961, S. B. H., 1 male. Gilchrist Co. , Suwannee R., V-1961, G. K. Hicks, 5 females, 2 males ; Trenton , IX-1961, S. B. H., 1 female ; no town given, 26 May 1960, Gerald Hicks, L. T., 1 female ; Gilchrist- Suwannee Co. line, Santa Fe River at SR 129, VII-1981, Paul M. Choate, BLT, 1 male. Hamilton Co., Jasper, IX- 1961, S. B. H., 1 male. Hardee Co. , Ona, 16-VIII-1967, F. S. Blanton, 1 female, 1 male. Hendry Co. , Clewiston, Oct. 1961, S. B. H., 1 female. Hillsborough Co. , Plant City, Oct. 1961, S. B. H., 1 female, 1 male ; same data except Tampa , Sept. 1961, 1 female ; Harris Swamp, 6-IV-1967, 1 female, 2 males. Holmes Co., Bonefay, 14-IV-1961, S. B. H., 1 female. Lafayette Co. , Mayo , May-Sept. 1961, S. B. H., 5 females. Lake Co. , Leesburg , Oct. 1961, 1 male ; Goose Prairie, Oct. 1961, S. B. H., 1 female, 1 male. Manatee Co., Bradenton , Sept. 1961, S. B. H., 2 females ; Cortez , Sept. 1960, S. B. H., 6 females. Martin Co., Salerno, VII-VIII-1961, S. B. H., 1 female ; same data except V-VI-1966, 1 female ; same data except XI-1961, 2 females. Nassau Co., Fernandina, IV-1961, S. B. H., 1 male. Pinellas Co., Largo, April-June 1961, S. B. H., 1 male. St. Johns Co. , N. Ponte Vedra, Oct. 1961, S. B. H., 2 females. Suwannee Co. , Branford, Oct-Dec. 1965, S. B. H., 1 female. Washington Co., Greenhead, Sept. 1961, S. B. H., 4 females (all in FSCA) .