Dasyhelea

 ( Ceratopogonidae ) 

Dasyhelea is a genus of biting midges and the only genus of its subfamily, the Dasyheleinae. of species in this genus are characterized by an anal segment with retractile posterior . Larvae are aquatic animal and adults do not feed on vertebrate blood, nor do they prey on other insects. They take nectar only, an unusual feeding behavior within the Ceratopogonidae.

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