Species Diversity and Seasonal Distribution of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Jeju-do, Republic of Korea.
Biting midges belonging to the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were collected by Mosquito Magnet(®) and black light traps at 5 sites on Jeju-do, Republic of Korea (Korea), from May-November 2013 to determine species diversity and seasonal distribution. A total of 4,267 specimens were collected, of which 99.9% were female. The most common species was Culicoides tainanus (91.8%), followed by C. lungchiensis (7.2%) and C. punctatus (0.6%), while the remaining 4 species accounted for <0.5% of all Culicoides spp. that were collected. High numbers of C. tainanus were collected in May, followed by decreasing numbers through August, and then increasing numbers through November when surveillance was terminated. Peak numbers of C. lungchiensis were collected during September, with low numbers collected from May-August and October-November. The presence of C. lungchiensis in Korea was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses.
5th Medical Detachment, 168 th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA.
Heung Chul
HC
Kim
Charles Darwin University, Darwin Northern Territory 0909, Australia.
Glenn A
GA
Bellis
Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea.
Myung-Soon
MS
Kim
Public Health Command Region-Pacific, Camp Zama, Japan, Address: 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, USA.
Terry A
TA
Klein
NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Private Mail Bag, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650, Australia.|Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2678, Australia.
David
D
Gopurenko
College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, 58 Renmin Avenue, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, P. R. China.
Du-Cheng
DC
Cai
Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea.
Hyun-Ji
HJ
Seo
Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea.
In-Soo
IS
Cho
Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea.
Jee-Yong
JY
Park
D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012621:Seasons
Culicoides lungchiensis; Culicoides tainanus; Korea; biting midge