A new Culicoides (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae) of the subgenus Diphaomyia from Peru

A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Diphaomyia, Culicoides jurbergi Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female specimens collected biting man and with light traps in Peruvian Amazonia. The species is compared with its similar congener mirsae Ortiz.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer, Abraham G Cáceres, Cristiane S Silva, William Valderrama-Bazan, Antero Gonzales-Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000100010