Culicoides blantoni Vargas & Wirth, 1955

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 : 18

Culicoides blantoni Vargas & Wirth, 1955

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MEXICO, Morelos, Tepalcingo, Huitchila , 10 km terracería, “Los Sauces”, 23–28-jun-2003, Malaise trap, vegetación selva baja, Huerta H., female [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00319]; Cuautla, 27-sept-1937, MF (=Mexican Faune) RS #6298, female slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00320] . Tamaulipas, “Llena”, 19-nov-1963, light trap, Eads R.B., female slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00324]; Cunduacan, Huimango (second section), Sector La Ceiba , 7-oct- 2019, CDC trap, GPS: 18° 08´34.8´´N, 93° 08´66.4´´ WO, 7 females slide mounted; same data except, 8-oct-2019, 7 females; 9-oct-2019, 5 females (on ethyl alcohol) . Guerrero, Iguala , 26-mar-1936, río, capt. #1420, male slide mounted [ CAIM /Crt/lam-00318] .

Figures

FIGURE 16–21. Wings, dorsal view. Female and male. Subgenus Diphaomyia: 16. Culicoides baueri Hoffman, 17. Culicoides blantoni Vargas & Wirth, 18. Culicoides evansi Wirth & Blanton, 19. Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 20. Culicoides iriartei Fox. 21. Culicoides tzotzil sp. nov. (male) Scale: 0.5 mm.