Culicoides rangeli Ortiz and Mirsa, 1952: 126 Wirth and Blanton, 1959: 423 Culicoides Wirth and Blanton 1974: 31 Culicoides Wirth et al. 1988: 44 Borkent and Spinelli 2000: 39 Borkent and Spinelli 2007: 72 Culicoides donajii Vargas, 1954: 28 Culicoides patulipalpis Wirth and Blanton, 1959: 421 The biting and predaceous midges of Guadeloupe Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. Species of the subfamily Ceratopogoninae William L. Grogan, Jr. Spinelli Ronderos, María M. Carla Insecta Mundi 2013 2013-10-11 2013 324 1 21 8BPBS Ortiz and Mirsa Ortiz and Mirsa [192,664,579,603] Insecta Ceratopogonidae Culicoides Animalia Diptera 6 5 Arthropoda species rangeli      Culicoides rangeli Ortiz and Mirsa, 1952: 126( Venezuela);  Wirth and Blanton, 1959: 423(in  Culicoidesof Panama; distribution);  Wirth and Blanton 1974: 31(in West Indian  Culicoides; figs.);  Wirth et al. 1988: 44(in Neotropical Wing Atlas);  Borkent and Spinelli 2000: 39(in New World catalog south of the USA);  Borkent and Spinelli 2007: 72(in Neotropical catalog).     Culicoides donajii Vargas, 1954: 28( Mexico).     Culicoides patulipalpis Wirth and Blanton, 1959: 421( Panama).   Discussion.This Neotropical species is known from Oaxaca, Mexicosouth to Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Trinidadand Venezuela( Borkent and Spinelli 2007). We provide the first records in the Caribbean region from Guadeloupe.  New records. Guadeloupe, Basse Terre, Bois Malher,  9-IX-2010, MC Thomas& RH Turnbow, Blacklight trap, 1 female; same data except Corrosol,  8-IX-2010, 2 females; same data except Pigeon,  9-IX-2010, 1 male.  New Guadelouperecord .  Species Unplaced to Species Group 2010-09-09 MC Thomas & RH Turnbow 6 5 1 1 [376,965,1027,1051] 2010-09-08 MC Thomas & RH Turnbow 6 5 2 2 2010-09-09 MC Thomas & RH Turnbow Guadeloupe New 6 5 1 1