Culicoides puncticollis (Becker, 1903)

El-Hawagry, Magdi S., El-Azab, Salah El-Din A., Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2020, Biting midges of Egypt (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 52357-52357 : 52357

Culicoides puncticollis (Becker, 1903)

Ceratopogon puncticollis Becker, 1903 [ Becker 1903: 75]. Type locality: Egypt.

Ceratopogon pulicaris form algecirensis Strobl, 1900 [ Strobl 1900: 170]. Type locality: Spain. Name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1643.

Culicoides impressus Kieffer, 1918 [ Kieffer 1918a: 47]. Type locality: Tunisia.

Culicoides distigma Kieffer, 1922 [ Kieffer 1922b: 502]. Type locality: Algeria.

Culicoides donatieni Kieffer, 1922 [ Kieffer 1922b: 504]. Type locality: Algeria.

Culicoides sciniphes Kieffer, 1925 [ Kieffer 1925c: 261]. Type locality: Egypt.

Culicoides bipunctatus Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 133]. Type locality: Israel.

Culicoides tripunctatus Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 137]. Type locality: Israel.

Culicoides wenigi Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 138]. Type locality: Israel.

Culicoides flavitarsis Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 137]. Type locality: Israel.

Culicoides griseovittatus Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 133]. Type locality: Israel.

Culicoides luteosignatus Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 140]. Type locality: Israel.

Culicoides vavrai Vimmer, 1932 [ Vimmer 1932: 140]. Type locality: Israel.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; sex: male; disposition: personal collection of El-Hawagry; Taxon: scientificName: Culicoidespuncticollis (Becker, 1903); kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Ceratopogonidae; Location: continent: Africa; country: Egypt; stateProvince: El-Dakahlyia; locality: Sallent, El-Mansoura ; Event: samplingProtocol: light trap; eventDate: 17 Nov 1997

Distribution

PA: Balearic Is., Belgium, British Is., Corsica, Cyprus, Dodecanese Is., France, Hungary, Italy, Middle East, North Africa, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine.

Local distribution in Egypt: Coastal Strip: Alexandria, Burg El-Arab, Burg Rashid. Eastern Desert: Ismailia (Fayed, Nifisha & Moascar), Suez. Fayoum: Sinnuris. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abbassiya, Abu-Rawash, Aga, Bulaq El-Dakrour, Cairo, Desouk, El-Basatin, EI-Mansoura, Giza, Maadi, Mit Yaish (Mit Ghamr). Upper Nile Valley: Dairout, Minya. Western Desert: Abis, Itay El-Baroud.

Dates of collection in Egypt: March to November.