Species diversity and seasonal abundance of Culicoides biting midges in northwestern Argentina

The species diversity and seasonal abundance of biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were studied in northwestern Argentina during the period 2003-2005. A total of 5437 Culicoides specimens were collected using CDC light traps in three areas of the mountainous rainforest area. The most common species were Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi) and C. insignis Lutz, Culicoides lahillei (Iches), C. venezuelensis Ortiz & Mirsa, C. debilipalpis Lutz and C. crescentis Wirth & Blanton were also collected. Culicoides paraensis was abundant during the summer, and C. insignis and C. lahillei during late summer and early fall. Accumulated rainfall was the climatic variable most related to fluctuation in abundance of C. paraensis.

Palabras clave: Biting Midges , Filariasis , Seasonal Abundance

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/73928

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00846.x

URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00846.x

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Articulos(CCT - NOA SUR)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NOA SUR

Articulos(ILPLA)
Articulos de INST.DE LIMNOLOGIA "DR. RAUL A. RINGUELET"

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Veggiani Aybar, Cecilia Adriana; Dantur Juri, Maria Julia; Lizarralde, Mercedes Sara; Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo; Species diversity and seasonal abundance of Culicoides biting midges in northwestern Argentina; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Medical and Veterinary Entomology; 24; 1; 3-2010; 95-98

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