C. paolae (Boorman, Mellor & Scaramozzino 1996)

Taxonomy	Biology	Distribution

Culicoides paolae Boorman, Mellor & Scaramozzino 1996: 501. TL Italy
(Boorman, Mellor & Scaramozzino 1996: 501. ♂, ♀, desc, figs)

Diagnosis and Notes

This species could easily be confused with C. subschultzei, but differs in having two pale spots straddling vein m1, just below the costal pale spot below the end of the radial cells, and another two pale spots straddling vein m2 just below and distal to these. It differs from all other schultzei group species in having a rather higher AR of 1.10-1.32, and more especially in having sensilla on antennal segments 3-15. The male genitalia have the ninth tergite with a wide posterior margin and the ninth sternite membrane bare.
See also the notes under C. kingi.
The figure of the male genitalia is from Boorman, Mellor & Scaramozzino (1989).