C. maritimus (Kieffer 1924)

Taxonomy	Biology	Distribution

Culicoides maritimus Kieffer 1924: 16. TL Germany
(Kettle & Lawson 1952: 441. Early stages, key)  
(Campbell & Pelham-Clinton 1960: 242. ♂, ♀, notes, keys, figs) 
(Gutsevich 1960: 83. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)   
(Callot, Kremer & Rioux 1963: 124. Var paucisensillatus, ♀, desc)
(Kremer 1966: 140, 142. ♂, ♀, notes, fig)   
(Orszagh 1971: 139. Record, notes, figs, Rumania)  
(Kremer, Callot & Hommel 1973: 61. Notes, figs, key)
(Glukova 1979: 202. Larva)
(Boorman 1986: 261. Notes) 
(Glukhova 1989: 241. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)   
    = submaritimus Dzhafarov
Culicoides submaritimus Dzhafarov 1962: 206: TL Azerbaijan
(Dzhafarov 1962: 121. Notes, ♂, ♀, figs)   
(Kremer, Callot & Hommel 1973: 61. Notes, figs, key)

Diagnosis and Notes

The wings are greyish with well-defined pale spots; those at the tips of cells r5, m1 and m2 do not quite reach the wing margin. The second radial cell is dark, with the pale spot just beyond that cell extending down towards vein M1 and along the vein towards the wing tip. The female AR is 1.32 -1.49; the SD is 3-15. The variety described by Callot et al. as paucisensillatus lacks sensilla on 15, and seems to be widespread in southern Europe. The male differs from other closely related species in that the ninth sternite membrane is spiculate.  The figures are from Kremer (1966).