Macropeza nuda ( Becker, 1903 )

Alwin-Kownacka, Alicja, Szadziewski, Ryszard & Szwedo, Jacek, 2017, Predatory midges of the tribes Palpomyiini and Sphaeromiini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Middle East, with keys and descriptions of new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 318, pp. 1-30 : 24

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.318
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847276
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/37097034-F860-FFAD-FD8A-3F12FE8DFCD5
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Macropeza nuda ( Becker, 1903 )
status

Treatment

Macropeza nuda ( Becker, 1903) View in CoL

Macroptilum nudum Becker, 1903: 77 View in CoL (♂, ♀, description, Egypt).

Macropeza nuda View in CoL – Wirth & Ratanaworabhan 1972: 216 (combination). — Szadziewski 1986: 85 (♀, redescription, Egypt).

Diagnosis

Blackish - brown midges. Scutellum with 2 lateral, 2 submedian setae. Wing with brownish radial cell. Legs brown, except tarsomeres 1–2 of fore and mid legs and tarsomeres 1–4 of hind leg paler; hind tibial comb with 7 spines; tarsomeres 1 of all legs with 2 pairs of spines; female claws stout, nearly equal, with short basal outer teeth, male claws simple. Female with 2 elongate seminal capsules with very short necks ( Szadziewski 1986).

Distribution

Egypt.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Ceratopogonidae
SubFamily	Ceratopogoninae
Tribe	Sphaeromiini
Genus	Macropeza