Published December 1, 2019
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The West Palearctic biting midge Forcipomyia paludis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): first evidence as a parasite on Odonata wings from the Caucasus ecoregion
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- 1. Haltbergstrasse 43, 8630 Rüti, Switzerland
- 2. Tsulukidse street 18, 0190 Tbilisi, Georgia
- 3. Fuchsgasse 5, 8610 Uster, Switzerland
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Description
The biting midge Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) was found parasitizing seven Odonata species and subspecies in Georgia, southern Caucasus ecoregion, ca 1 800 km east of the nearest known occurrence in Europe. It is suggested that the distribution of this spe¬cies ranges continuously from Ireland and Spain to the Caucasus