A New Species of Dasyhelea Kieffer from Argentina Described as Adult and Pupa (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Abstract

A new species of Dasyhelea from northeastern Argentina, D. correntina Ronderos and Diaz, is described and illustrated from adults and pupae, based on the examination through binocular and Scanning Electron Microscopes. The species, a typical member of the Dasyhelea grisea species gioup, is compared with similar congeners within the group.