title: Morphological description of the fourth instar larva: Culicoides cataneii and Culicoides sahariensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
abstract: This study was carried out of the region of Monastir in Central Tunisia, between July and August 2010. Larvae were collected using a floatation technique with magnesium sulfate in mud samples. The fourth instar larva of Culicoides cataneii Clastrier, 1957 and Culicoides sahariensis Callot, Kremer, Bailly-Choumara, 1970 are described, illustrated and drawn. Measurements of instars IV are also presented. This is the first record of Culicoides cataneii and Culicoides sahariensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to Tunisia.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology code 99 UR/08-05, Department of Clinical Biology B, Faculty of pharmacy Monastir, Tunisia. slama.darine@laposte.net
authors.forename: Darine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slama
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khedher
authors.forename: Sassi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bdira
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khayech
authors.forename: Jean-claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Delecolle
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mezhoud
authors.forename: Hamouda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Babba
authors.forename: Chaker
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emna
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development