[Autogeny in bloodsucking biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)].
The phenomenon of autogenity has been examined by means of different criteria both in nature and in laboratory in 25 blood-sucking species of the genus Culicoides, which were collected in Russia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan during 1979-1990 years. An autogenetic maturation of eggs has been observed in 6 species, and the absence of this phenomenon has been observed in 19 species. It is suggested, that autogenity or non-autogenity is a species characteristic of blood-sucking midges. The processus of autogenetic vitellogenesis takes the time from later pupa (more than 2 days of this stage) to earlier imago (lesser than 2-3 days of this stage).
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D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D010053:Ovary / Q000254:growth & development; D013045:Species Specificity; D014586:USSR; D014818:Vitellogenesis