On the subgenus Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) in the Neotropical region (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae)

Three new Neotropical species of the subgenus Lasiohelea Kieffer of Forcipo myia Meigen are described and illustrated: F. (L.) cacaophila from Venezuel a, F. (L.) guarani from Paraguay, and F. (L.) multidentata from Brazil. F. (L.) stylifera (Lutz) is redescribed from the type series, and notes and il lustrations on the cibarial armature and scutellar setae of F. (L.) saltens is (Cavalieri) (from its type) and F. (L.) attenuata Saunders (from non-typ e specimens) are provided. Furthermore, for the first time F. (L.) anitae H uerta and Ibanez-Bernal is recorded from Brazil and Costa Pica, F. (L.) att enuata from Bolivia, and F. (L.) stylifera from Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay.