New records of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Peruvian Amazonian region

Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer, Abraham Cáceres, Cristiane Santos Da Silva, William Valderrama-Bazan, Antero Gonzales-Perez, Janira Martins Costa

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Abstract

Ten species of Culicoides Latreille are reported for the first time from Peruvian Departments of Amazonas, Cajamarca, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Piura and San Martin. The synonymy and distribution of the species in the New World are given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-38
Number of pages6
JournalBiota Neotropica
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Ceratopogonidae
  • Culicoides
  • Neotropical bloodsucking midges
  • New records
  • Peru

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