Revision of the Culicoides (Avaritia) Imicola complex Khamala & Kettle (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Australasian region
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: The monophyly of the Imicola complex, a natural species complex within subgenus C. subgen. Avaritia Fox of the biting midge genus Culicoides Latreille, is supported using morphological and molecular analyses. A diagnosis for the group along with comparative redescriptions of the male and female of the species represented in Australasia, C. brevitarsis Kieffer and C. nudipalpis Delfinado and a description of C. asiatica Bellis sp. nov., are presented together with keys for their specific determination and molecular support for their status.
Source: Zootaxa
Institutions: The University of Queensland, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Institute of Animal Health, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques et Ecosystèmes, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Australian Museum
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2079166344