An annotated checklist of Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Insecta: Ceratopogonidae: Diptera) with incorporation of a vector species list from India. Issue 2 (17th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mukhopadhyay, Emon; Mazumdar, Abhijit; Joardar, S.N.; Saha, Goutam K.; Banerjee, Dhriti
• Is Part Of: Journal of vector ecology. Volume 41:Issue 2(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 279
• Page End: 284
• Publication Date: 2016-11-17
• Subjects: India -- Culicoides -- taxonomy -- checklist -- vectors -- distribution; Arthropod vectors -- Ecology -- Periodicals; Animals as carriers of disease -- Periodicals; Animal ecology -- Periodicals; Host-parasite relationships -- Periodicals; Pests -- Control -- Periodicals; 571.986
• DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1081-1710

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) are small nematocerous biological vectors of a wide range of pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. They are distributed worldwide but prefer warm, damp, and muddy areas. Female midges require blood for egg maturation. Studies on taxonomy, proper identification keys, and distribution patterns of these flies across different geographical regions of India of these flies are limited. This article provides an updated checklist of Culicoides spp. from India collected from various scattered publications, along with their synonyms and details on their subgenera, geographical distribution, and type locality. A compiled list of different Culicoides vectors from India has also been included separately in this article, along with the type of the diseases spread.