Culicoides odiatus Austen

Sarvašová, Adela, Kočišová, Alica, Halán, Miloš, Delécolle, Jean-Claude & Mathieu, Bruno, 2014, Morphological and molecular analysis of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Slovakia with five new records, Zootaxa 3872 (5), pp. 541-560 : 548

Culicoides odiatus Austen

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Culicoides odiatus Austen 1921: 112 ; Kremer 1965: 122 (male illustrated) Gutsevich 1973: 165 (notes)

Glukhova 1989: 296 (male, female and pupae illustrated) Glukhova 2005: 15 (key, female illustrated)

Mathieu et al. 2012 (included in key).

Culicoides niger Dzhafarov 1960:1183 .

Culicoides indistinctus Khalaf 1961: 458 .

Culicoides lailae Khalaf 1961: 458 .

Culicoides kurektshaicus Dzhafarov 1962: 209 . Culicoides conicus Remm in, Remm & Zhogolev 1968: 839.

Non type material examined. Slovakia, Michalany, 48°30′N, 21°37′E, 22.Jun.2013 (14 females); Velaty 48°31′N, 21°39′E, 13.Jun.2013 (1 female). France, Corsica, Moltifao, 42°28’N, 9°07’E, 6.Aug.2003 (2 males, 6 females); San Giuliano, 42°17’N, 9°32’E, 12.Jul.2005 (3 females); Bastelicaccia, 41°56’N, 8°49’E, 27.Apr.2010 (2 females), 15.Jun.2010 (6 females); Pietra-Corbara, 42°50’N, 9°26’E, 20.Jul.2007 (2 females).

Diagnosis. Female: The only species of Culicoides with the following combination of characters: Wing with ill-defined pale markings post-stigmatic, over r-m crossvein and in basal portion of cell m2 and anal cell ( Fig. 8 ); SCo distribution 1–12, third palpal segment conical, bearing a single broad, shallow pit; sclerotized ring at the end of spermathecal duct absent. Male: The only species of Culicoides with the following combination of characters: Wing with ill-defined pale markings post-stigmatic, over r-m crossvein and in basal portion of cell m2 and anal cell; parameres fused for a short distance, ninth sternite with basal membrane moderately spiculated, SCo distribution 1–12.

Distribution. Albania, Greece, France (including Corsica), Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily), Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Ukraine and Slovakia.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1. Culicoides picturatus Kremer & Deduit, female wing. 2, 3. C. clastrieri Callot, Kremer & Deduit: 2. Female wing. 3. Thorax. 4. C. festivipennis Kieffer, thorax. 5, 6 a. C. gejgelensis Dzhafarov: 5. Female wing. 6 a. Spermathecae. 6 b. Culicoides cataneii Clastrier, spermathecae. 7. C. griseidorsum Kieffer, female wing. 8. C. odiatus Austen, female wing.