''Leptoconops fortipalpus'' is a species of biting
midge
A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some mid ...
belonging to the family
Ceratopogonidae. It occurs in the
Damodar River valley,
Jharkhand state,
India.
References
Leptoconops
Insects of India
Insects described in 2010
Hematophages
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