Culicoides imicola

Culicoides imicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Genus: Culicoides
Subgenus: Avaritia
Species:
C. imicola
Binomial name
Culicoides imicola
Kieffer, 1913
Synonyms
  • Ceratopogon pallidipennis Carter, Ingram & Macfie, 1920
  • C. iraquensis Khalaf, 1957
  • C. pallidipennis Carter, Ingram & Macfie, 1920

Culicoides imicola (Culicoides imicola Kieffer, former name C. pallidipennis Carter) is a species of Ceratopogonidae that transmits the bluetongue virus (BTV) and the African horse sickness virus.[1] This particular species has been recorded in Africa, Asia and Europe.[1] African midges feed on animal blood, including horse, cattle, and sheep.[2] Unlike other species within the Culicoides genus, this species prefers drier habitats for egg laying but retains a preference for moist soil to support larvae growth.[3] Other suspected BTV vectors are Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex.

  1. ^ a b E. J. Wittmann, P. S. Mellor, and M. Baylis. “Using Climate Data to Map the Potential Distribution of Culicoides Imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Europe.” Revue Scientifique Et Technique De LOIE 20, no. 3 (January 2001): 731–40. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.20.3.1306.
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