Brachypogon ( Brachypogon ) bifidus 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 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5178313
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scientific name	Brachypogon ( Brachypogon ) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan
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Brachypogon ( Brachypogon) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan View in CoL

Brachypogon ( Brachypogon) bifidus Spinelli and Grogan, 1998: 66 ( Dominica) View in CoL ; Borkent and Spinelli 2000: 45 (in New World catalog south of the USA; distribution); Borkent and Spinelli 2007: 78 (in Neotropical catalog; distribution).

Discussion. This small Neotropical predaceous midge was described by Spinelli and Grogan (1998) from Dominica ( type locality) and El Salvador. It is unique among other species in the Brachypogon ( B.) impar complex in having a wing with a darkly infuscated membrane and a dark spot distad of the r-m crossvein and a pale spot beyond the dark spot, males are the only species with parameres having a bifid apex, and the antennal flagellum of females with 12 flagellomeres due to a fusion of 12-13. We provide the first records from Guadeloupe.

New records. Guadeloupe , Basse Terre, Corrosol, 8-IX-2010, MC Thomas & RH Turnbow, Blacklight trap, 1 male ; same data except NE Pigeon ( 16.14404° N, 61.74977° W), 17-V-2012, R. H. Turnbow, BL trap, 1 male GoogleMaps ; same data except 23-V-2012, 1 male GoogleMaps ; same data except Trace des Cretes (D-14), 22-V-2012, 3 males, 1 female. New Guadeloupe record GoogleMaps .