Culicoides imicola
| Culicoides imicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratopogoninae |
| Tribe: | Culicoidini |
| Genus: | Culicoides |
| Subgenus: | Avaritia |
| Species: | C. imicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Culicoides imicola is a biting midge which transmits the bluetongue virus and the African horse sickness virus.[1] This particular species has been recorded so far in Africa, Asia and Europe.[2] Other suspected BTV vectors are Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex.
References
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Mellor/publication/11624592_Using_climate_data_to_map_the_potential_distribution_of_Culicoides_imicola_(Diptera_Ceratopogonidae)_in_Europe._Rev_Sci_Tech/links/00b7d526635bb7422d000000.pdf
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Mellor/publication/11624592_Using_climate_data_to_map_the_potential_distribution_of_Culicoides_imicola_(Diptera_Ceratopogonidae)_in_Europe._Rev_Sci_Tech/links/00b7d526635bb7422d000000.pdf
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