Descriptions of two new species of Culicoides Latreille from Sundarbans, India with an adult key to the ornatus species group of the Oriental region (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

Two new species of biting midges, Culicoides cornatus sp. nov. and Culicoides pileus sp. nov. are described based on adults. The new species are compared to their congeners with close similarity. All specimens were collected from the Indian Sundarban Mangrove Forests, few specimens were mounted in g...

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Main Authors: Somnath Chatterjee, Gouri Sankar Pal, Niladri Hazra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-06-01
Series:Evolutionary Systematics
Online Access:https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/84170/download/pdf/