| a new species of culicoides (diptera, ceratopogonidae) from southern italy. | culicoides paolae, a new species of ceratopogonidae from southern italy, and which superficially resembles an important vector of animal diseases, is described in both sexes. its potential veterinary importance is discussed briefly. | 1996 | 9257338 |
| entomological surveillance for bluetongue on malta: first report of culicoides imicola kieffer. | a survey for culicoides latreille, 1809, was made on malta in 2002 to establish whether culicoides imicola kieffer, 1913, the principal vector of bluetongue virus (btv) in the mediterranean basin, or any other suspected vector species, was present. the collections and analyses were performed in accordance with the protocols of the national reference centre for exotic diseases (cesme centro studi malattie esotiche) in teramo, italy. eighty-four catches were made between may and october at six per ... | 2004 | 20419678 |
| christopher columbus and culicoides: was c. jamaicensis edwards, 1922 introduced into the mediterranean 500 years ago and later re-named c. paolae boorman 1996? | the biting midge, culicoides paolae boorman, described from specimens collected in the extreme south of italy in 1996, belongs in the subgenus drymodesmyia. this subgenus was erected by vargas in 1960 for the so-called copiosus species group, an assemblage of 22 species endemic to the tropical regions of the new world and, where known, breed in vegetative materials including the decaying leaves (cladodes) and fruits of central american cacti. the mexican peoples have utilised these cacti for ove ... | 2004 | 20419690 |
| biting midges monitoring (diptera: ceratopogonidae: culicoides latreille) in the governate of monastir (tunisia): species composition and molecular investigations. | the results of entomological studies carried out in the governate of monastir (tunisia) in 2009-2010 (captures and emergences from muds) focusing on culicoides species are presented in the present study. identification of culicoides at the species level is based on morphological characters, and a molecular study has been carried out based on mitochondrial dna cytochrome c oxidase i gene (coi) and d1 and d2 domains of the 28s rdna. the dna sequences reported here are related to 10 species (on 25 ... | 2014 | 24825311 |
| bionomics of livestock-associated culicoides (biting midge) bluetongue virus vectors under laboratory conditions. | this research contributes to knowledge of the basic bionomic parameters of vector and non-vector culicoides species. field-collected gravid c. imicola and obsoletus complex showed the longest lifespans in laboratory conditions. culicoides paolae and c. circumscriptus seemed to be the most suitable species for laboratory rearing in view of their high oviposition rates, short lifecycles, long adult lifespans and female-biased sex ratios. | 2017 | 29205857 |