C. sejfadinei (Dzhafarov 1958)

Taxonomy	Biology	Distribution

Culicoides sejfadinei Dzhafarov 1958: 247. Azerbaijan
(Dzhafarov 1958: 247. ♀, desc, figs)
(Gutsevich 1960: 104. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)
(Kremer 1966: 81. ♀, notes, figs)
(Navai & Mesghali 1968: 245. Record, Iran)
(Glukhova 1989: 154. ♂, ♀, notes, figs)
    = flavidus Dzhafarov
Culicoides flavidus Dzhafarov 1959: 470 Azerbaijan
(Dzhafarov 1959:470. ♂, ♀, desc, figs)
(Kremer 1966: 79. ♀, notes, figs)
(Navai & Mesghali 1968: 243. Record, Iran)

Diagnosis and Notes

The wings are pale greyish, without markings. The male genitalia resemble those of ibericus, but the ninth sternite membrane is spiculate. The female AR is 0.85-1.0; the SD 3, 5-10. There are three chitinised spermathecae as in the figure.
The figures are from Glukhova (1989).