The Immatures of The Biting Midge Culicoides trilineatus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Potential Vector of The Bluetongue Virus (BTV)

DIAZ FLORENTINA; CAROLINA MANGUDO; SPINELLI GUSTAVO ; RAQUEL M. GLEISER; RONDEROS MARCELA

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC AMER

Lugar: Lanham; Año: 2018

0022-2585

The fourth instar larva and pupa of Culicoides trilineatus Fox, a species consideredas potential vector of the bluetongue virus (BTV) in Central and South America, aredescribed, illustrated, and photomicrographed for the first time by using binocular,phase-contrast, and scanning electron microscopy. The immatures were collectedby using a siphon bottle in tree-holes in Salta Province, Argentina, transported tothe laboratory and there bred to the adult´s emergency. They are compared withthe immatures of C. debilipalpis Lutz, another Neotropical species that breeds intree holes. Details on larval biology and habitat are given.