EN
Six species of Dasyhelea KIEFFER, 1911 from Israel are recorded for the first time and detailed drawings of their male genitalia are presented. These species represent the following faunal elements: Afrotropical (Dasyhelea flava CARTER, INGRAM et MACFIE, 1921), meridional (eremial) Palaearctic (D. alboverrucosa REMM, 1967, D. punctiventris GOETGHEBUER, 1940), west Palaearctic (D. arenivaga MACFIE, 1943), arboreal Holarctic (D. bifida ZILAHI-SEBESS, 1936) and arboreal Palaearctic (D. turficola KIEFFER, 1925). D. flava is reported for the first time in the Palaearctic Region. Culicoides subneglectus VIMMER, 1932 and C. bulbostylus KHALAF, 1961 are recognized as new junior synonyms of Culicoides trivittatus VIMMER, 1932. Dasyhelea dasyptera GOETGHEBUER, 1934 is recognized as a new junior synonym of Forcipomyia frutetorum (WINNERTZ, 1852).