A New Species of Culicoides (Selfia) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Southeastern Utah.
A new species of biting midge, Culicoides (Selfia) moabensis, is described and illustrated from southeastern Utah. Its relationship to Culicoides (Selfia) multipunctatus Malloch and Culicoides (Selfia) brookmani Wirth is discussed, and modifications to existing keys to adult males and females of C. (Selfia) species are provided. Its abundance, seasonal distribution, and aspects of its reproductive and feeding biology and potential as an arbovirus vector are discussed.
Moab Mosquito Abatement District, P. O. Box 142, Moab, UT 84532. raphillips@frontiernet.net.
Robert A
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Phillips
D000818:Animals; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000502:physiology; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D014589:Utah
Ceratopogoninae; Culicoides moabensis; Culicoidini; Nearctic; biting midge