C. sahariensis (Kieffer 1922)

Taxonomy	Biology	Distribution

Culicoides sahariensis Kieffer 1923: 678. Algeria
(Kieffer 1923: 678. ♀, desc)
(Clastrier 1957: 409. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)
(Gutsevich 1959: 679. ♂, ♀, notes, figs, as similis)
(Gutsevich 1960: 92. ♂, ♀, notes, figs, as similis)
(Coluzzi & Kremer 1964: 68. Notes, record, Italy)
(Callot, Kremer, Rioux & Juminer 1964: 358. N, Tunis, as similis)
(Callot, Kremer & Coluzzi 1965: 165. Notes, Italy, as similis)
(Kremer 1966: 134. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)
(Sahuquillo & Gil Collado 1982: 241. ♂, note, figs)
(Szadziewski 1984: 170. Synonymy, redesc, ♂, ♀, figs)
    = baghdadensis Khalaf
Culicoides similis ssp. baghdadensis Khalaf 1957: 341. Iraq
(Khalaf 1957: 341. ♂, ♀, desc, fig)
(Khalaf 1961: 468. Notes)
(Navai & Mesghali 1968: 246. Rec, Iran, as similis baghdadensis)
(Boorman 1974: 615. Note, synonymy)
(Remm 1981: 29. Synonymy)
    = coluzzii Callot, Kremer & Bailly-Choumara
Culicoides coluzzii Callot et al 1970: 710. Tunisia
(Callot et al 1970: 710. ♂, ♀, desc, figs)
(Chaker 1981: 63. ♂, ♀, notes, figs. Tunisia)

Diagnosis and Notes

The wings are greyish, with prominent pale spots as shown; the pale spot in cell M1 straddles veins m1 and m2. As with all members of this group, the radial cells are very darkened. The female AR is 1.31 and the SD is 3, 5, 7-10; occasionally also on segments 4 and 6. The male genitalia with the posterior part of the aedeagus ending in a fine point, the ninth sternite membrane with a few spicules.
The figures are by Delecolle, from Chaker (1981).