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 …

Abstract Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges are vectors of
important animal pathogens including bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic …

Several species of Culicoides (D iptera: C eratopogonidae) are vectors of pathogens, such
as the bluetongue (BTV) and S chmallenberg (SBV) viruses, which cause important …

This study investigated the geographical distribution and molecular analysis of Culicoides
species in the Southern and Southeastern Turkey during the 2012 outbreak of bovine …

DNA barcoding in Ceratopogonidae has been restricted to interpreting the medically and
veterinary important members of Culicoides Latreille. Here the technique is utilised, together …

The results of entomological studies carried out in the governate of Monastir (Tunisia) in
2009–2010 (captures and emergences from muds) focusing on Culicoides species are …

Culicoides brevitarsis is a vector of the bluetongue virus (BTV), which infects sheep and
cattle. It is an invasive species in Australia with an assumed Asian/South East Asian origin …

Abstract Background Culicoides kingi and Culicoides oxystoma belong to the Schultzei
group of biting midges. These two species are vectors of disease in livestock of economic …

Culicoides is a genus of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae. The female midges
require blood meals for egg production. There are over 1000 species in the genus, which is …