C. ibericus (Dzhafarov 1964)

Taxonomy	Biology	Distribution

Culicoides ibericus Dzhafarov 1964: 355. TL Azerbajdzhan
(Dzhafarov 1964: 355. ♂, ♀, desc, figs)
(Callot, Kremer & Coluzzi 1965: 165. Notes, fig, Italy)
Kremer 1966: 78. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)
(Navai & Mesghali 1968: 243. Record, Iran)
(Glukhova 1989: 156. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)

Diagnosis and Notes

The wing is pale greyish, without markings. The female AR is 0.65-0.97; the SD 3, 7-10. There are three spermathecae as shown in Dzhafarov’s illustration; they are very similar in appearance to those of mirzaevae. The male genitalia are like those of other members of the subgenus, with the dorsal and ventral roots of the dististyles large and prominent. The ninth sternite membrane is bare (in mirzaevaeit is spiculate).
The figure of the male genitalia is from Glukova (1989), and of the spermathecae from Dzhafarov (1964).