Culicoides insignis Lutz, 1913

Huerta, Herón, Spinelli, Gustavo R. & Grogan Jr, William L., 2025, An atlas of wing photographs and a key to species of the genus Culicoides Latreille from Mexico (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), including new records, new synonymy, two new species and new status of Culicoides neghmei Vargas and C. propinquus Macfie, Zootaxa 5566 (1), pp. 1-51 : 28

Culicoides insignis Lutz, 1913

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MEXICO, Chiapas, El Vergel, 5-apr-1935, light trap, Dampf A., M.F. (= Mexican Faune ) #4268, 3 females slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00433–00434, 00437], same data except, Esquipula, 4-aug-1932, #2727, 2 females [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00435–00436] . Tabasco, Villahermosa , 6-aug-1964, light trap, Spangler P.J., 4 females [ CAIM / Crt / lam-00438–00439, 00444–00445] . Veracruz, Catemaco, 9-aug-1964, light trap, Spangler P.J., 2 females [ CAIM /Crt/ lam-00448–00449]; same data except, Cuitlahuac , 10-aug-1964, 4 females, 2 males [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00440–00443, 00446–00447]; Actopan, Arroyo Agrío, 27-jun-2006, CDC trap, GPS: 19° 42´24´´ N, 96° 25´52.5´´ W, 32 msnm, Ibáñez-Bernal S., female slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-01320] . Guerrero, Ayutla de Los Libres, La Unión , rancho “El Camalote”, jun-2009, Malaise trap, Dzul F.M. & Bibiano-Marín W., female slide .

Figures

FIGURE 51–55. Wings, dorsal view. Female. Subgenus Hoffmania: 51. Culicoides insignis Lutz, 52. Culicoides ocumarensis Ortiz, 53. Culicoides palpalis Macfie, 54. Culicoides pseudodiabolicus Fox, 55. Culicoides verecundus Macfie. Scale: 0.5 mm.