C. cataneii (Clastrier 1957)
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| Taxonomy | Biology | Distribution |
Culicoides cataneii Clastrier 1957: 438. TL Algeria
(Clastrier 1957: 438. ♂, ♀, desc, figs)
(Callot, Kremer & Coluzzi 1965: 169. Notes, Italy)
(Kremer 1966: 145. ♂, ♀, notes, fig)
(Kremer et al 1973: 61. Notes, figs, key)
(Chaker 1981: 68. ♂, ♀, notes, figs. Tunisia)
(Boorman 1986: 259. Notes)
Diagnosis and Notes
A small species with dark wings with rather ill-defined pale spots which are separated from the wing margin in cells R5, M1 and M2. Separated from other related species by lacking sensilla on female antennal segment 10, and in the male by the broad square tip of the aedeagus. The female AR is1.37-1.45 and the SD 3-9,11-15. The figures are from Kremer (1966).
