Culicoides huaynacapaci, a new species from the Department of Cajamarca, Peru (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

Maria L. Felippe-Bauer, Abraham G. Cáceres, Cristiane S. Silva, William Valderrama-Bazan, Antero Gonzales-Perez, Janira M. Costa

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Abstract

A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Mataemyia Vargas, Culicoides huaynacapaci Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female and male specimens collected biting humans in Department of Cajamarca, in Peruvian Amazonia. The new species is compared with its similar congener C. albuquerquei Wirth & Blanton.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)308-310
Number of pages3
JournalIheringia - Serie Zoologia
Volume98
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

Keywords

  • Ceratopogonidae
  • Culicoides (Mataemyia) huaynacapaci
  • Diptera
  • Neotropical bloodsucking midge
  • Peru

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