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Biting midges of Egypt (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Magdi S El-Hawagry1, Salah El-Din A El-Azab2, Mahmoud S Abdel-Dayem3
1Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza Egypt.
Background:
This study is one in a series of planned studies on different Egyptian dipteran taxa aiming to catalogue the whole order in Egypt.
New Information:
All known Egyptian taxa of the family Ceratopogonidae (biting midges) are systematically catalogued. A total number of 64 species belonging to 11 genera, four tribes and four subfamilies has been treated. Data for this study have been compiled from both available literature and specimens collected from different Egyptian localities by the authors. An updated classification, synonymies, type localities, world distributions by biogeographic realm(s) and country, Egyptian localities and dates of collection are provided comprising some new locality records. The study treats all previous inaccuracies in the classification of the family in Egypt.
