Abstract Culicoides Latreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause a significant
biting nuisance to humans, livestock and equines, and are the biological vectors of a range …

A list of all valid 6,206 extant and 296 fossil species of Ceratopogonidae described
worldwide is provided, along with all their synonyms. A full citation and the country of origin …

Partial (∼ 780 bp) mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and near complete
nuclear 18S rDNA (∼ 1,780 bp) sequences were directly compared to assess their relative …

Biting midges of the genus Culicoides occur almost globally and can regionally and
seasonally reach high abundances. Most species are hematophagous, feeding on all …

We modelled the ecoclimatic niche of Culicoides imicola, a major arthropod vector of midge-
borne viral pathogens affecting ruminants and equids, at fine scale and on a global extent …

Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are insect vectors of
economically important veterinary diseases such as African horse sickness virus and …

Background Bluetongue (BT) epidemics have affected the Mediterranean island of Sardinia
since 2000. While Culicoides imicola represents the main bluetongue virus (BTV) vector …

DNA sequence data from a variety of mitochondrial and nuclear gene regions are significant
components of phylogenetic research in entomology. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …

There is increasing interest in the heritable bacteria of invertebrate vectors of disease as
they present novel targets for control initiatives. Previous studies on biting midges …

There is a growing necessity to integrate morphological and genetic studies. This paper
proposes a new technique that allows DNA extraction of arthropods while still keeping intact …