Description of Culicoides lisicarruni (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a new species from Cundinamarca, Colombia

A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Diphaomyia Vargas from high altitudes of the Andes in Colombia is described and photographied. The species is compared with its similar congener Culicoides marinkellei Wirth & Lee. Data on the collecting site and notes on the species daily activity are...

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Autores: Moncada, Ligia, Carrasquilla, María Cristina, Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo, Lotta, Ingrid, Matta, Nubia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/34877
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/34877
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Culicoides
histology
Ceratopogonidae
daily activity
Diptera
new species
Páramo
taxonomy
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Sumario:A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Diphaomyia Vargas from high altitudes of the Andes in Colombia is described and photographied. The species is compared with its similar congener Culicoides marinkellei Wirth & Lee. Data on the collecting site and notes on the species daily activity are also provided.