Two new Culicoides of the paraensis species group (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae) from the Amazonian region of Peru

Two new species of the Culicoides paraensis species group, C. diversus Felippe-Bauer and C. peruvianus Felippe-Bauer, are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Amazonian region of Peru. A systematic key, table with numerical characters of females, and distribution of species of the C. paraensis group are given.

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Main Authors: Felippe-Bauer,Maria Luiza, Cáceres,Abraham G, Silva,Cristiane S, Valderrama-Bazan,William, Gonzales-Perez,Antero
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000800014
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Summary:Two new species of the Culicoides paraensis species group, C. diversus Felippe-Bauer and C. peruvianus Felippe-Bauer, are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Amazonian region of Peru. A systematic key, table with numerical characters of females, and distribution of species of the C. paraensis group are given.