Two new western nearctic Culicoides latreille (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) described from all stages

Citation
Ms. Breidenbaugh et Ba. Mullens, Two new western nearctic Culicoides latreille (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) described from all stages, P ENT S WAS, 101(1), 1999, pp. 149-163
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
00138797 → ACNP
Volume
101
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
149 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(199901)101:1<149:TNWNCL>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The egg, larva, pupa, and adult of two new species of Culicoides Latreille from desert mountains in southern California and Baja, Mexico are described : C. kettlei and C. vetustus. Descriptions of immatures were made from labo ratory-reared material. Rearing techniques and notes on behavior observed i n the laboratory are presented.