C. gejgelensis (Dzhafarov 1964)

Taxonomy	Biology	Distribution

Culicoides gejgelensis Dzhafarov 1964: 282. TL Azerbajdzhan
(Khalaf 1957: 346. Notes, ♂, ♀, figs, as pictipennis, misidentified)
(Khalaf 1961: 469. Note, Iraq, misidentified, as pictipennis)
(Callot, Kremer & Coluzzi 1965: 167. Notes, figs, Italy)
(Kremer 1966: 155. ♂, ♀, notes)
(Kremer, Callot & Hommel 1973: 61. Notes, figs, key)
(Chaker 1981: 73. ♂, ♀, notes, figs, Tunisia)
(Glukhova 1989: 245. ♂, ♀, notes, figs, pupa)

Diagnosis and Notes

The wings have the usual pale spots at the wing margin, the second radial cell dark and a pale spot at the base of M1. The female AR is 1.2 - 1.4; the SD is 3-15. The male genitalia are as shown, the ninth sternite membrane bare.
The figures are from Glukhova (1989).