Culicoides (Amossovia) villosipennis Root and Hoffman

William L. Grogan, Jr., Hribar, Lawrence J., Murphree, C. Steven & Cilek, James E., 2010, New records of biting and predaceous midges from Florida, including species new to the fauna of the United States (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Insecta Mundi 2010 (147), pp. 1-59 : 25

Culicoides (Amossovia) villosipennis Root and Hoffman

Culicoides villosipennis Root and Hoffman, 1937: 165 (Maryland) .

Culicoides (Oecacta) villosipennis: Khalaf 1954: 37 ; Blanton and Wirth 1979: 169 (Florida records); Wilkening et al. 1985: 522 (Florida records).

Culicoides (Glaphiromyia) villosipennis: Vargas 1960: 41 .

Culicoides (Amossovia) villosipennis: Borkent and Grogan 2009: 12 (in Nearctic catalog; distribution).

Discussion. Wilkening et al. (1985) listed this eastern species from nine Florida counties. We provide the first records from Wakulla Co.

New records. Wakulla Co., Wakulla Springs State Park , Lodge Road, 25 May 2004, S. Murphree, CDC light trap with UV wand, 1 male, 2 females ; same data except Swamp on Lodge Rd. , 25-26-V-2004, CDC LT, 2 females ( BUTC; WLGC) .