title: CulicoidesLatreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of the Dongzhaigang mangrove forest, Hainan Province, China.
abstract: The biting midge fauna of Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest, Hainan Province, China was sampled on 14 October 2015 using three methods: a pan light trap operated from dusk until dawn the following morning and sweep net and human landing collections performed between 16:15-17:15 hr. Eight species, including two new records for China, Culicoides palawanensis and C. niphanae, and one new record for Hainan, C. circumbasalis, were collected. A key to assist with identification of specimens of these species is provided. DNA barcodes supported the morphological identification of some of these species and identified the potential presence of cryptic species and/or deep population structure in others. The newly recorded species were morphologically similar to species previously reported from Hainan, highlighting the need for further investigation into the taxonomy of biting midges in this region. Species composition and abundance varied considerably between the three collection techniques suggesting that multiple techniques likely provide a more comprehensive sample of biting midge fauna.
authors.affiliation: College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650. user@example.com.
authors.forename: Jia-Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gopurenko
authors.forename: DU-Cheng
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Ye-Meng
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Arunrat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thepparat
authors.forename: April H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wardhana
authors.forename: Heung-Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Myung-Soon
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Glenn A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bellis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae; D002681:China; D004247:DNA; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
keywords: Diptera, taxonomy, DNA barcodes, Culicoides circumbasalis, Culicoides palawanensis, Culicoides niphanae