Two new Culicoides of the paraensis species group (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Amazonian region of Peru

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2003 Dec;98(8):1051-8. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762003000800014. Epub 2004 Mar 9.

Abstract

Two new species of the Culicoides paraensis species group, C. diversus Felippe-Bauer and C. peruvianus Felippe-Bauer, are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Amazonian region of Peru. A systematic key, table with numerical characters of females, and distribution of species of the C. paraensis group are given.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ceratopogonidae / anatomy & histology*
  • Ceratopogonidae / classification
  • Female
  • Male
  • Peru