C. ribeiroi (Lemblé, Messaddeq, Capela & Kremer 1990)
| Taxonomy | Biology | Distribution |
Culicoides ribeiroi
Lemblé, Messadeq, Capela & Kremer 1990: 267. TL Portugal
(Lemble, Messadeq, Capela & Kremer 1990: 267. ♂, ♀, desc,
figs)
Diagnosis and Notes
The wings are without markings;
the female AR is 0.82-1.1; the SD is 3, 10-15. The palps are characteristic,
lacking a distinct sensory pit as shown. The male genitalia as shown; the
ninth sternite margin stright, not spiculate.
The figures are from Lemblé, Messadeq, Capela & Kremer (1990).
