• Descriptions of Brachypogon surma sp. n. from Finland and B. singularis (Santos Abreu, 1918) from the Canary Islands (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) 

      Dominiak, Patrycja; Szadziewski, Ryszard; Salmela, Jukka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      A new species Brachypogon (Isohelea) surma sp. n., with unique, leaf-like parameres, is described from Finnish Lapland based on males. Illustrations and COI sequences of this species are also provided. Females and males of Brachypogon (I.) singularis (Santos Abreu, 1918) from the Canary Islands are redescribed, a neotype is designated, and Ceratolophus rufigastris Santos Abreu, 1918 and Ceratolophus ...
    • Insecticidal gel bait for the decimation of Ctenolepisma longicaudatum (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) populations in libraries, museums, and archives 

      Rukke, Bjørn Arne; Querner, Pascal; Hage, Morten; Steinert, Mari; Kaldager, Marianne; Sømhovd, Astrid; Dominiak, Patrycja; Garrido, Mónica; Hansson, Tone; Aak, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-08)
      The problem of bristletail Ctenolepisma longicaudatum (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) in libraries, archives, and museums is increasing. It can cause damage to valuable and irreplaceable objects. We describe the effect of the use of insecticidal gel bait (active ingredient: indoxacarb) against C. longicaudatum populations in three libraries, seven archives, and seven museums in Norway and Austria. Pest ...
    • New findings and an overall assessment of Norwegian biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) 

      Dominiak, Patrycja; Stur, Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-24)
      Faunistic studies on biting midges conducted mostly in South Norway between 2006 and 2020, as well as a revision of available literature, resulted in a new comprehensive checklist of the species known from mainland Norway. In total, 21 genera and 216 species of Ceratopogonidae have been registered, of which as many as 165 are with Linnaean names. For the remaining 51 species interim names are given ...
    • A new species of Dasyhelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), mining the leaves of the floating fern Salvinia minima Baker. 

      Dominiak, Patrycja; Borkent, Art (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-12)
      A newly described species, Dasyhelea mesophylla Dominiak and Borkent, from Costa Rica is the first species in this large and diverse family known to be a leaf-miner. The species is described as third and fourth instar larvae, pupa, and male and female adults. The biology of larvae mining the floating leaves of Salvinia minima Baker is also described. The pupa has a distinctive, sharply pointed ...
    • A new species of the haematophagous genus Austroconops Wirth & Lee (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Leptoconopinae) from middle Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime, France 

      Dominiak, Patrycja; Szadziewski, Ryszard; Nel, Andre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-20)
      <i>Austroconops perrichoti</i>, a new species of biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), is described from uppermost Albian-lowermost Cenomanian amber of Charente-Maritime (NW France), from three female specimens. A similar species, <i>Austroconops borkenti</i> Szadziewski & Schlüter, 1992, from Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian, French amber of Anjou, is redescribed and illustrated. A key to males and ...
    • The taxonomic status of two species of predaceous midges in the genera Bezzia and Palpomyia described by STÆGER (1839) in the genus Ceratopogon (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Palpomyiini) 

      Dominiak, Patrycja; Szadziewski, Ryszard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-28)
      Lectotypes are designated for the predaceous midges, <i>Ceratopogon circumdatus</i> Stæger, 1839, and <i<Ceratopogon binotatus</i> Stæger, 1839 housed in the Copenhagen Zoological Museum, Denmark, and both species are redescribed and photographed. <i>Ceratopogon circumdatus</i> is removed from synonymy with <i>Bezzia solstitialis</i> (Winnertz, 1852) and recognized as a new synonym of <i>Bezzia ...
    • Two New Species of Biting Midges from France and Algeria (Diptera: ceratopogonidae) 

      Szadziewski, Ryszard; Dominiak, Patrycja; Phil, Withers (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-30)
      Two new species of biting midges are described and illustrated from West Palaearctic. They are: Forcipomyia (F.) pyrenaicasp. nov. from France (Pyrenees-Orientales) and Monohelea mediterraneasp. nov. from France (Pyrenees-Orientales) and North Algeria (Sahara).
    • An Update and Errata for the Catalog of the Biting Midges of the World (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) 

      Borkent, Art; Dominiak, Patrycja; Díaz, Florentina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-24)
      A list of corrections as well as the addition of new taxa described since Borkent & Dominiak (2020) published a catalog of the Ceratopogonidae of the world is provided. We record a further 70 extant and 7 fossil species and 2 new fossil genera. Beyond the summary provided by Borkent & Dominiak (2020, Table 1), the family now includes 6276 extant and 303 fossil species and 23 fossil genera. The ...