Bezzia (Bezzia) mesotibialis Spinelli & Wirth, 1990

Huerta, Herón, Spinelli, Gustavo R. & Grogan Jr, William L., 2023, New records of predaceous midges in Bezzia Kieffer and Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth from Mexico with description of two new species of Bezzia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Zootaxa 5323 (4), pp. 535-552 : 540

Bezzia (Bezzia) mesotibialis Spinelli & Wirth

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Bezzia mesotibialis Spinelli & Wirth, 1990: 23 (female; Belize, Trinidad; figures). Borkent & Wirth 1997: 127 (world catalog); Borkent & Spinelli 2000: 61 (new world catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent & Spinelli 2007: 94 (Neotropical catalog; distribution); Borkent & Dominiak 2020: 202 (world catalog).

Diagnosis. The only species in the gibbera group with the following combination of characters: scutum with fine setae arising from raised tubercles, with 6–8 stout prealar setae and one postalar seta; legs with hind femur and tibia dark brown, fore femur, fore tibia and basal 4/5 of mid femur light brown, with subapical pale bands on fore femur, sub-basally on fore tibia, apically on fore tibia and mid femur, mid tibia pale, tarsi pale; two elongated, subequal-sized spermathecae with short necks. Male unknown.

New MEXICO record, Veracruz, Teocelo , Texin, LC 6, cafetal, 2-sep-2008, CDC trap, 1 female CAIM .

Distribution. Mexico (Veracruz), Belize, Trinidad.

Remarks. Female of this species is distinguished mainly from other related species by the coloration pattern of the legs and the scutal vestiture. Males are unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Wing, lateral view.A. Bezzia (Bezzia) gibbera (female); B. Bezzia (Bezzia) hondurensis (male); C. Bezzia (Bezzia) mesotibialis (female); D. Bezzia (Bezzia) punctipennis (female); E. Bezzia (Homobezzia) snowi (female). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.