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A home at last! Changania choui Tseng, 1965 belongs to Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)

CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research, 2022
The midge Changania choui Tseng, 1965 (Insecta, Diptera, Nematocera), originally described in the family Cecidomyiidae and recently transferred to the Ceratopogonidae, is recognised as an adult female in the Chironomidae, subfamily Orthocladiinae.
Martin Spies, Art Borkent, Peter S. Cranston, Xiao-Long Lin, Hong-Qu Tang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A distinctive new species of biting midge in the subgenus Euprojoannisia Brèthes from Mexico with new records of Neotropical species of Forcipomyia Meigen (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

, 2017
A new species of biting midge, Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) bibaana, is described and illustrated from an adult male collected in the state Oaxaca, Mexico. The first records of Forcipomyia (E.) mortuifolii Saunders, F. (Lasiohelea) cornuta Saunders and F.
Huerta, Herón, Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in nine European countries

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV), African horse sickness virus and Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Outbreaks of both BTV and SBV have affected large parts of Europe.
Ana Carolina Cuellar, L. Kjær, C. Kirkeby, H. Skovgård, S. Nielsen, A. Stockmarr, G. Andersson, A. Lindstrom, J. Chirico, R. Lühken, S. Steinke, E. Kiel, J. Gethmann, F. Conraths, M. Larska, I. Hamnes, S. Sviland, P. Hopp, K. Brugger, F. Rubel, T. Balenghien, C. Garros, I. Rakotoarivony, X. Allène, Jonathan Lhoir, D. Chavernac, J. Delecolle, B. Mathieu, D. Delécolle, M. Setier-Rio, R. Venail, Bethsabée Scheid, M. A. M. Chueca, C. Barceló, J. Lucientes, R. Estrada, A. Mathis, W. Tack, R. Bødker   +38 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Environmental Drivers of Adult Seasonality and Abundance of Biting Midges Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Bluetongue Vector Species in Spain

Journal of medical entomology, 2020
Bluetongue is a viral disease affecting wild and domestic ruminants transmitted by several species of biting midges Culicoides Latreille. The phenology of these insects were analyzed in relation to potential environmental drivers.
C. Barceló, B. Purse, R. Estrada, J. Lucientes, M. Miranda, K. Searle   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New records of biting and predaceous midges from Florida, including species new to the fauna of the United States (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

, 2010
We provide new records of biting and predaceous midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Florida, including the first documented United States records of Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) caribbeanus Ewen, Dasyhelea griseola Wirth, D.
Cilek, James E., Grogan, Jr., William L., Hribar, Lawrence J., Murphree, C. Steven   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Habitat associations of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) abundant on a commercial cervid farm in Florida, USA

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Biting midges in the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) transmit bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) to ruminants, thus exerting a significant economic impact on animal agriculture worldwide.
Dinesh Erram, E. Blosser, N. Burkett-Cadena   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ceratopogonidae

, 2007
CERATOPOGONIDAE Description (Fig. 7C) Testis: Each testis is narrow, spindle-shaped, tapered anteriorly, and organized into zones. Epididymis: Not differentiated. Vas deferens: The vasa deferentia are packed with mature spermatozoa, even at emergence (Linley, 1981).
Sinclair, Bradley J., Borkent, Art, Wood, D. Monty   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The bloodsucking biting midges of Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005
A key is presented for the identification of the adults of 54 species of bloodsucking ceratopogonids, 51 of which are known inhabitants of Argentina, and Culicoides uruguayensis Ronderos, C. pifanoi Ortiz, and C. trilineatus Fox, which are known to occur in bordering Uruguay and Paraguay.
Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo, Ronderos, María Marcela, Díaz, Florentina, Marino, Pablo Ignacio   +3 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Diversity of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) from the Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2018
Se presenta el primer relevamiento de Ceratopogonidae de la Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara, en la provincia de Buenos Aires. Este área protegida representa uno de los relictos más australes de la selva en galería, donde el conocimiento de la fauna ...
Carla G. Cazorla, Pablo I. Marino, Florentina Díaz, Raúl E. Campos   +3 more
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Experimental droughts in mesocosms reveal a gradient of tolerance in Alpine stream macroinvertebrates

Limnology and Oceanography, EarlyView.
Abstract Prolonged droughts, driven by climate change and human pressures on water resources, are increasing in frequency and intensity, particularly impacting Alpine rivers. Benthic macroinvertebrates are one of the most important structural and functional components of Alpine lotic ecosystems.
Anna Marino, Stefano Fenoglio, Tiziano Bo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source