Published June 26, 2023 | Version v1
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Ceratoculicoides moravicus Knoz 1987, species group

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Description

Ceratoculicoidesmoravicus species group

Figs 5, 7, 9d–i, 10–11

Diagnosis (male)

Those species of Ceratoculicoides with their aedeagus lateral margins straight or concave (Figs 9f, i, 10c, e, h, k).

Description (male)

Aedeagus lateral margins straight or concave, posterior margin straight or concave.Hyaline posteromedial incision of aedeagus present. Posterolateral points of aedeagus directed laterally, adjacent or contiguous with apical points.

Remarks

The C. moravicus group is proposed for C. moravicus, C. aliciae, C. borkenti sp. nov., C. grogani sp. nov., C.propinquus sp. nov. and C. sp. M1. All of these species share similar aedeagal characters, most notably the synapomorphy of straight or concave lateral margins of the aedeagus. There are no female characters that can be used to diagnose this group.

Notes

Published as part of Fasbender, Andrew, 2023, Revision of the New World Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Ratanaworabhan (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae, Ceratopogonini), pp. 159-202 in European Journal of Taxonomy 875 on page 167, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.875.2147, http://zenodo.org/record/8083773

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Biodiversity

Family
Ceratopogonidae
Genus
Ceratoculicoides
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Knoz
Species
moravicus
Taxonomic status
species group
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ceratoculicoides moravicus Fasbender, 2023