| [morphological variability of culicoides circumscriptus kieffer 1918. c. kirovabadicus dzhafarov 1964 as a probable synonym]. | the authors study the variation of the sensilles and the wing pattern of culicoides circumscriptus kieffer, 1918, they consider that culicoides kirovabadicus dzhafarov 1964, could be synonymous. | 1980 | 7469615 |
| fecundity and proportions of gravid females in populations of the bluetongue vector culicoides imicola (diptera: ceratopogonidae) and several other species in israel. | the gravid proportions of five culicoides spp. in israel were determined based on a suction light trap placed above calves in a cowshed and on two similar traps hung in a eucalyptus tree at elevations of 1.4 and 26 m. in the cowshed, the proportion of gravid culicoides distinctipennis austen showed no significant variation between seasons; c. imicola kieffer (the dominant species) was caught in significantly smaller proportions in winter; c. schultzei gp (second most dominant) showed no signific ... | 1994 | 7815395 |
| ultrastructure of the eggs of culicoides circumscriptus, culicoides gejgelensis, and culicoides imicola (diptera:ceratopogonidae). | the eggs of culicoides circumscriptus kieffer, culicoides gejgelensis dzhafarov, and culicoides imicola kieffer collected in israel are described and illustrated by scanning electron micrographs. eggs of all 3 species were morphologically similar, generally sausage- or cigar-shaped, with slight dorsal-ventral curvature and longitudinal rows of tubercle pillars covered with a thin adhesive layer. tubercle pillars were scarce on c. circumscriptus and c. imicola eggs, but were common on c. gejgelen ... | 1997 | 9152879 |
| seasonal distribution and relationship to temperature and precipitation of the most abundant species of culicoides in five provinces of andalusia, spain. | a total of 177,344 culicoides specimens were collected from 3,109 light trap collections made weekly from august 1990 to october 1991 at 62 sites in the provinces of cádiz, córdoba, huelva, seville, and málaga, spain. reported for the 1st time are culicoides agathensis, culicoides bahrainensis, culicoides marcleti, and culicoides odiatus in the iberian peninsula, and culicoides scoticus in andalusia, spain. as a group, culicoides were active throughout the year. the 3 most common species were cu ... | 1999 | 10480132 |
| description of breeding sites of culicoides species (diptera: ceratopogonidae) in turkey. | the aim of this study was to describe the breeding sites of culicoides species in konya province, turkey. the samples taken from 11 different habitats in konya province were examined for culicoides species. the collected adult culicoides specimens were reared in plastic buckets in our laboratory. among 2,798 specimens reared, 18 species were identified. culicoides circumscriptus kieffer, 1918 was the most abundant species reared in the samples taken from mud rich in organic matters near the wate ... | 2007 | 17645192 |
| mermithids (nematoda: mermithidae) of biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae): heleidomermis cataloniensis n. sp. from culicoides circumscriptus kieffer in spain and a species of cretacimermis poinar, 2001 from a ceratopogonid in burmese amber. | heleidomermis cataloniensis n. sp. (nematoda: mermithidae) is described from culicoides circumscriptus kieffer (diptera: ceratopogonidae) in spain. diagnostic characters include prominant elevations with multiple genital papillae on either side of the cloacal opening, only one row of genital papillae on the lateral surface of the tail, the tapering tip of the spicule and a reduced vagina. a male intersex of c. circumscriptus parasitised by h. cataloniensis n. sp. has mouthparts resembling those ... | 2008 | 18030598 |
| the culicoides 'snapshot': a novel approach used to assess vector densities widely and rapidly during the 2006 outbreak of bluetongue (bt) in the netherlands. | a novel method was developed and implemented during the recent outbreak of bluetongue (bt) in sheep and cattle in the netherlands to obtain rapidly a 'snapshot' of culicoides vector densities at the national level. the country was divided into 110 raster cells, each measuring 20 km x 20 km; within 106 of these cells, a farm was selected with a minimum of 10 cattle and sampled for culicoides for one night only using the onderstepoort-type blacklight trap. prior to deployment of the light traps in ... | 2008 | 18657871 |
| field studies on culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) activity and response to deltamethrin applications to sheep in northeastern spain. | an enclosure trapping experiment compared numbers and engorgement of culicoides spp. taken from treated sheep (7.5% deltamethrin) to culicoides from untreated sheep. attack rates were low (0.2/min), but 58% of culicoides obsoletus s.l. and 67% of culicoides parroti kieffer engorged on untreated sheep, and no engorgement occurred on treated sheep on 0 and 4 d posttreatment. a uv light trap in a livestock barn collected eight culicoides spp. (510 individuals), dominated by c. obsoletus (meigen) (6 ... | 2010 | 20180316 |
| larval habitats and seasonal abundance of culicoides biting midges found in association with sheep in northern sardinia, italy. | between january 2005 and december 2006, the larval habitats and seasonal abundances of 21 species of culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) found in association with livestock on a farm in northern sardinia were studied. culicoides were collected using two light traps (one placed in a sheep shed and the other near water ponds) and reared from mud collected in and along the margins of a small and a large water pond. the mammalophilic culicoides imicola kieffer and culicoides newsteadi austen were ... | 2010 | 20604864 |
| assessment of vector/host contact: comparison of animal-baited traps and uv-light/suction trap for collecting culicoides biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae), vectors of orbiviruses. | abstract: | 2011 | 21707980 |
| some new records of culicoides species (diptera: ceratopogonidae) from iran. | biting midges of the genus culicoides act as vectors for important diseases affecting humans and both wild and domestic animals. collection of adult culicoides specimens in the near vicinity of vertebrate hosts is the major part of any bluetongue surveillance plan. there are old records of culicoides species dated from 1963, 1968 and 1975. therefore, it was decided to collect different ceratopogonids members using a light trap. | 2016 | 28032099 |
| first detection of leishmania infantum (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) in culicoides spp. (diptera: ceratopogonidae). | culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) species are known to be the vectors of bluetongue virus and african horses sickness virus (ahsv) in different areas of the world. nevertheless, other researchers have hypothesized that these arthropods could be involved in the transmission of other pathogens such as schmallenberg virus, plasmodium and leishmania parasites. identification of the culicoides' potential vector competence is crucial in understanding the worldwide culicoides/leishmania life cycle. | 2014 | 24460752 |
| antigenic evidence of bluetongue virus from small ruminant population of two different geographical regions of odisha, india. | the aim of the present study was to carry out antigenic detection of bluetongue virus (btv) among the small ruminant population of two different geographical regions of odisha (coastal and central) using recombinant vp7 (r-vp-7) based sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (s-elisa). | 2016 | 27057116 |
| seasonal abundance of culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) collected by mosquito magnet® in northern gyeonggi-do (province), korea. | biting midges (culicoides: ceratopogonidae) were collected by mosquito magnet® traps at the neutral nations supervisory commission (nnsc) camp and daeseongdong village inside the demilitarized zone (dmz) and near the military demarcation line (mdl) separating north and south korea and at warrior base (us army training site) and tongilchon 3 km south of the dmz in northern gyeonggi province, republic of korea (rok), from may-october 2010-2012, to determine their seasonal distributions. a total of ... | 2014 | 24623883 |
| infections with the microbe cardinium in the dolichopodidae and other empidoidea. | maternally transmitted reproductive parasites such as wolbachia and cardinium can drastically reshape reproduction in their hosts. beyond skewing sex ratios towards females, these microbes can also cause cytoplasmic incompatibility. wolbachia probably infects two thirds of insects, but far less is known about the occurrence or action of other bacteria with potentially similar effects. in contrast with the two more widespread reproductive parasites, wolbachia and spiroplasma, far less is known of ... | 0 | 23909372 |
| on the study of the transmission networks of blood parasites from sw spain: diversity of avian haemosporidians in the biting midge culicoides circumscriptus and wild birds. | blood-sucking flying insects play a key role in the transmission of pathogens of vector-borne diseases. however, at least for the case of avian malaria parasites, the vast majority of studies focus on the interaction between parasites and vertebrate hosts, but there is a lack of information regarding the interaction between the parasites and the insect vectors. here, we identified the presence of malaria and malaria-like parasite lineages harbored by the potential vector culicoides circumscriptu ... | 2013 | 23856348 |
| the geographical distribution and first molecular analysis of culicoides latreille (diptera: ceratopogonidae) species in the southern and southeastern turkey during the 2012 outbreak of bovine ephemeral fever. | this study investigated the geographical distribution and molecular analysis of culicoides species in the southern and southeastern turkey during the 2012 outbreak of bovine ephemeral fever (bef). the midge specimens caught by onderstepoort-type light traps from livestock farms were tested for molecular evidence of existence of viral genome. blood specimens were collected from clinically bef-suspected acute febrile cattle. total nucleic acid samples obtained from field specimens were checked aga ... | 2014 | 25199552 |
| host preferences of ornithophilic biting midges of the genus culicoides in the eastern balkans. | many biting midges of the genus culicoides latreille, 1809 (diptera: ceratopogonidae) are competent vectors of a diverse number of pathogens. the identification of their feeding behaviour and of vector-host associations is essential for understanding their transmission capacity. by applying two different nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assays, of which one targeted the avian cyt b gene and the other targeted the coi gene of a wide range of vertebrates, we identified the blood hosts of six ... | 2015 | 25689114 |
| degree of associations among vectors of the genus culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) and host bird species with respect to haemosporidian parasites in ne bulgaria. | the occurrence of haemosporidians in biting midges of the genus culicoides is examined in north-east bulgaria in order to reveal their potential role for parasite transmission. a pcr-based technique amplifying part of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of the parasite is applied on naturally infected biting midges. totally, 640 parous individuals of four species and 95 blood-fed individuals of six species of culicoides are examined for the presence of dna of haemosporidians. haemosporidian gene ... | 2014 | 25280514 |
| 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 |
| is the morphology of culicoides intersexes parasitized by mermithid nematodes a parasite adaptation? a morphometric approach to culicoides circumscriptus (diptera: ceratopogonidae). | mermithidae is a family of endoparasitic nematodes known to cause intersexuality in arthropods. intersexes of the genus culicoides parasitized by mermithids have been the object of several studies aiming to describe their particular morphology. culicoides intersexes are specimens with male genitalia and feminized sexually dimorphic structures, i.e. antennae, mouthparts and wings. to date, these specimens have only been described qualitatively and a quantitative approach supported by statistical ... | 2016 | 26809123 |