Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 1937

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 : 17

Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 1937

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MEXICO, Estado de México, Parque Nacional “Lagunas de Zempoala” , 30–31-jul-2005, Malaise trap, Breidenbaugh M. & Huerta H., female slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00512], same date except, male [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00511]. Oaxaca, Ixtlán , Yolox, 17-jun-1935, light trap, Aburto V.M., female, slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00513], same data, except, Tepanzacoalco, 17-jun-1935, # capt. 5343, Reyes F., CE88291, female slide mounting (wing and spermathecae) . GUATEMALA, Acatenango , 20-may-1951, light trap, # 1011, 5320 ft, Gibson & Ascoli, male slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00509], same date except, 5-jun-1951, # 1015 [ CAIM/ Crt/lam-00510] .

Figures

FIGURE 7–15. Wings, dorsal view. Female. Subgenus Avaritia: 7. Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 8. Culicoides pusilloides Wirth &Blanton,9. Culicoidespusillus Lutz.SubgenusBeltranmyia: 10.Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch.SubgenusCulicoides: 11. Culicoides elutus Macfie, 12. Culicoides fortinensis Spinelli & Huerta, 13. Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 14. Culicoides neopulicaris Wirth, 15. Culicoides rulfoi Spinelli & Huerta. Scale: 0.5 mm. Figs. 7 and 15, on a different scale.