Two new species and new records of biting midges of the genus Culicoides from northwestern Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Latitudinal Gradient of Biting Midges in the GenusCulicoides(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Argentina and Bolivia

“…Palabras Clave: jejenes; nuevos registros; distribución; Yungas; Chaco Biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are the most diverse group of the family Ceratopogonidae, which includes 1,366 extant worldwide species, 266 of which occur in the Neotropics (Borkent & Spinelli 2007;Borkent 2014a). Presently, 53 species of Culicoides are known from Argentina Veggiani Aybar et al 2010) including 2 new species recently described by Spinelli et al (2013) from northwestern Argentina. Conversely, the Culicoides fauna of Bolivia is poorly known, with only 18 species reported from this country (Spinelli et al 2009;Veggiani Aybar et al 2011).…”

New records of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Argentina

“…in their catalogue of the Neotropical species of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) recorded 41 species of the genus Culicoides Latreille from Argentina. Since this publication, three species were incorporated to the Argentinean fauna due to a couple of papers dealing with taxonomic revisions and new citations Spinelli et al, 2013). On the other hand, Culicoides bachmanni Spinelli was recognized as a junior synonym of Culicoides horticola Lutz (Felippe-Bauer & .…”