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  1. Revision of the net-winged midges of the genus Blepharicera macquart (diptera: blephariceridae) of eastern North America

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    Author(s): Gregory W. Courtney
    Date: 2000
    Source: The Entomological Society of Washington No. 23, p. 1-99
    Publication Series: Miscellaneous Publication
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    The net-winged midges (Diptera: Blephariceridae: Blepharicera Macquart) of eastern North America are revised to include 16 species. Seven new species are described: B. caudata, n. sp., B. chooga, n. sp, B. corniculata, n. sp., B. magna, n. sp., and B. tuberosa, n. sp. from the southern Appalachians; B. gelida, a sp. from the central and southern Appalachians; and B. hispida, n. sp. from the central and northern Appalachians. Previously unknown life stages of B. capitafa Loew, B. cherokea Hogue, B. diminutiva Hogue, and B. separata Alexander species raised from synonymy, are described, and a redescription of adult B. separata is given. Also provided are an overview of blepharicerid natural history, keys to larvae, pupae, and adults of all eastern Blepharicera, and brief discussions of the bionomics and distribution of each species.

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    Courtney, Gregory W. 2000. Revision of the net-winged midges of the genus Blepharicera macquart (diptera: blephariceridae) of eastern North America. The Entomological Society of Washington No. 23, p. 1-99

    Keywords

    Blephariceridae, net-winged midges, Blepharicera, Appalachians

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