List of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the state of Amazonas, Brazil, including new records

Culicoides are vectors of pathogenic agents that infect humans and other animals. Here, we provide a list of Culicoides from the state of Amazonas and also document new records from Presidente Figueiredo Municipality, Amazonas, Brazil. We provide a map of recorded species and a wing atlas for identi...

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Published in:Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) 2016-11, Vol.12 (6), p.2002-27
Main Authors: Farias, Emanuelle De Sousa, Almeida, Jéssica Feijó, Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biodiversity
Biting
Ceratopogonidae
Chrysops tidwelli
Culicoides
culicomorpha
hematophagous insects
New records
Species
Vectors
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Summary:Culicoides are vectors of pathogenic agents that infect humans and other animals. Here, we provide a list of Culicoides from the state of Amazonas and also document new records from Presidente Figueiredo Municipality, Amazonas, Brazil. We provide a map of recorded species and a wing atlas for identification. The Culicoides fauna of Amazonas is now known to include 89 known species that belong to seven subgenera, 10 informal species groups, and one ungrouped species. We record nine species of Culicoides (C. aldomari, C. batesi, C. brownie, C. flavivenulus, C. franklini, C. guamai, C. paramaruim, C. pusilloides and C. tidwelli) for the first time from Amazonas state. Culicoides brownie and C. tidwelli are reported for the first time from Brazil.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/12.6.2002