Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952

Huerta, Herón, Spinelli, Gustavo R. & Grogan Jr, William L., 2025, An atlas of wing photographs and a key to species of the genus Culicoides Latreille from Mexico (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), including new records, new synonymy, two new species and new status of Culicoides neghmei Vargas and C. propinquus Macfie, Zootaxa 5566 (1), pp. 1-51 : 42

Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952

( Fig. 85 )

MEXICO, Baja California, Mulege , 27-aug-1959, light trap, Radford & Werner, 2 females slide mounted, det. Wirth 62 [ CAIM Crt/lam-00676, 0079], same data except, 25 mi. NW Penjamo, 29-aug-1959, 7 females, 3 males [ CAIM Crt/lam-00674–00675, 00677–00678, 00686–00691] . Sonora, Cholla bay , 25-apr-1959, Adachi M.S., 4 females, 2 males slide mounted [ CAIM Crt/lam-00680–00685] .

Figures

FIGURE 83–90. Wings, dorsal view. Female. Mohave group: 83. Culicoides bajensis Wirth & Moraes, 84. Culicoides hoguei Wirth & Moraes, 85. Culicoides mohave Wirth, 86. Culicoides woodruffi Spinelli & Huerta. Reticulatus group: 87. Culicoides lanei Ortiz. Stigmalis group: 88. Culicoides stigmalis Wirth. Stonei group: 89. Culicoides melleus (Coquillett), 90. Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton. Scale: 0.5 mm. Figs. 83 and 90, on a different scale.