C. yemenensis (Boorman 1989)
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Culicoides yemenensis Boorman 1989: 211. Yemen
Diagnosis and Notes
This is a typical similis-group species, with pale markings
on a darker ground. The radial cells are dark, and the pale spot below and
beyond the second radial cell is linked to the streak along vein m1 by a
third rounded spot. The female AR is 1.16-1.38; the SD is 3-10. The male
genitalia are as shown; the ventral root of the basistyles foot-shaped, the
aedeagus a simple arch with a broad central piece, and the parameres with
five long barbs. The ninth sternite membrane is bare.
The figure of the male genitalia and the diagram of the wing are from Boorman
(1989).
