Palpomyia insularis Spinelli and Grogan

William L. Grogan, Jr., Spinelli, Ronderos, María M. & Carla, 2013, The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. Species of the subfamily Ceratopogoninae, Insecta Mundi 2013 (324), pp. 1-21 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5178313
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5189411
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scientific name	Palpomyia insularis Spinelli and Grogan
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Palpomyia insularis Spinelli and Grogan View in CoL

Palpomyia insularis Spinelli and Grogan, 1989: 3 View in CoL ( Puerto Rico); Borkent and Spinelli 2000: 63 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent and Spinelli 2007: 96 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution).

Discussion. As noted by Spinelli and Grogan (1989), this Neotropical predaceous midge is a member of the Palpomyia distincta group as defined by Grogan and Wirth (1975, 1979). It was originally known from Dominica, Jamaica and Puerto Rico (type locality); we provide the first records of this predaceous midge from Guadeloupe.

New records. Guadeloupe, Basse Terre, Bois Malher, 9-IX-2010, MC Thomas & RH Turnbow, Blacklight trap, 2 males, 1 female ; same data except Corrosol, 8-IX-2010, 1 male ; same data except Trace des Cretes (D-14), 22-V-2012, R. H. Turnbow, BL trap, 1 male, 2 females. New Guadeloupe record .