Description of Culicoides lisicarruni (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a new species from Cundinamarca, Colombia

A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Diphaomyia Vargas from high altitudes of the Andes in Colombia is described and photographied. The species is compared with its similar congener Culicoides marinkellei Wirth & Lee. Data on the collecting site and notes on the species daily activity are...

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Main Authors: Ligia Moncada, María Cristina Carrasquilla, Gustavo Spinelli, Ingrid Lotta, Nubia Matta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000800005&lng=en&tlng=en