title: Revision of the Culicoides (Avaritia) Imicola complex Khamala & Kettle (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Australasian region.
abstract: The monophyly of the Imicola complex, a natural species complex within subgenus C. subgen. Avaritia Fox of the biting midge genus Culicoides Latreille, is supported using morphological and molecular analyses. A diagnosis for the group along with comparative redescriptions of the male and female of the species represented in Australasia, C. brevitarsis Kieffer and C. nudipalpis Delfinado and a description of C. asiatica Bellis sp. nov., are presented together with keys for their specific determination and molecular support for their status.
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.; Email: glenn.bellis@daff.gov.au.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellis
authors.affiliation: Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Entomology, Canberra, Australia (present address 48 Queens Rd, Asquith, NSW, Australia, 2077; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dyce
authors.affiliation: NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650 Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Pugsley Place, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gopurenko
authors.affiliation: Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanase
authors.affiliation: Cirad, UMR 15 CMAEE; INRA, UMR1309 CMAEE, 34398 Montpellier, France; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garros
authors.affiliation: Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Parasites, Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases, p /Bag X05, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Karien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Labuschagne
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney NSW, Australia, 2010; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044362:Australasia; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity