Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915

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 crepuscularis Malloch, 1915

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MEXICO, Puebla, Atlixco, Metepec , “Cañada”, madrigueras cerca de río, 29-nov-1993, capturador (resting), Castro F., female slide mounted [ CAIM / Crt /lam-00504], same date except, male [ CAIM / Crt /lam-00505] . Oaxaca, Etla , 11-jun-1935, light trap, capt. #5342, male slide mounted [ CAIM / Crt /lam-00499] . Guerrero, Iguala , 1-apr- 1936, Ruiz-Soto R., female slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00500], same date except, cap. #1427, female [ CAIM / Crt/lam-00498]; 11-apr-1936, cap. # 1441, male [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00493]; Chilpancingo, 1-mar-1943, cap. # 1403, female [ CAIM / Crt /lam-00491] . USA, Florida, Taylor Co., 11-mar-1950, light trap, stein hatchee, Wood, female on pin [ CAIM / Crt /alf-00080] .

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.