NEW RECORDS OF CULICOIDES SPECIES (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) FOR BOLIVIA

CECILIA A. VEGGIANI AYBAR, MARI A J. DANTUR JURI, MERCEDES S. LIZARRALDE DE GROSSO AND GUSTAVO R. SPINELLI

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION

AMER MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOC

Año: 2011 vol. 27 p. 306 - 307

8756-971X

Species in the genus Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are small biting flies, commonly known as ??jejenes?? or ??polvorines?? in Argentina. Females are characterized by blood-sucking habits, feeding on vertebrate hosts, and can be significant vectors of pathogens (Spinelli and Wirth 1993, Ronderos et al. 2003).Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are small biting flies, commonly known as ??jejenes?? or ??polvorines?? in Argentina. Females are characterized by blood-sucking habits, feeding on vertebrate hosts, and can be significant vectors of pathogens (Spinelli and Wirth 1993, Ronderos et al. 2003).