A revision of the neotropical biting midges of the genus Paradasyhelea Ingram and Macfie (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

This revision of the Neotropical biting midges of the genus Paradasyhelea Ingram and Macfie recognizes three species of this rare genus in southern South America and includes a key for the recognition of both sexes of allNeotropical species. In addition to the previously described P. brevipalpis (Ingram and Macfie), which is redescribed and illustrated, two new species are described and illustrated: P. ingrami, from Argentina, and P. macfiei, from Argentina and Chile.