New records of the biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Yungas, Paranaense rainforest and Chaco Ecoregion of Argentina

VEGGIANI AYBAR CA; DANTUR JURI MJ; STEIN M; ORIA G; RAMIREZ P; LIZARRALDE DE GROSSO M; SPINELLI GR

FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST

FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC

Lugar: Nueva York; Año: 2012 vol. 95 p. 798 - 799

0015-4040

New records of several species Culicoides from the northwestern and northeastern regions of Argentina, in Salta, Tucumán and Misiones provinces are provided. Specimens were collected during the early stages of 2 research projects on bioecological aspects of Anopheles from Aguas Blancas, El Oculto and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (Salta), Yánima (Tucumán), Pampa del Indio (Chaco) and Puerto Iguazú (Misiones). All specimens were collected with CDC light traps baited with carbon dioxide and operated from early dusk until the following morning (16:00 to 08:00 h).Culicoides from the northwestern and northeastern regions of Argentina, in Salta, Tucumán and Misiones provinces are provided. Specimens were collected during the early stages of 2 research projects on bioecological aspects of Anopheles from Aguas Blancas, El Oculto and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (Salta), Yánima (Tucumán), Pampa del Indio (Chaco) and Puerto Iguazú (Misiones). All specimens were collected with CDC light traps baited with carbon dioxide and operated from early dusk until the following morning (16:00 to 08:00 h).