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Issue: Vol. 4227 No. 1: 1 Feb. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-01-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4227.1.2
Page range: 49–60
Abstract views: 543
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Culicoides Latreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of the Dongzhaigang mangrove forest, Hainan Province, China

College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650
NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650 Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Pugsley Place, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650
College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
Department of Agricultural Technology, Ramkhamhaeng University, Huamark, Bangkapi, Bangkok, Thailand
Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Bogor, Indonesia
5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA
Force Health Protection & Preventive Medicine, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96215-5281, USA
5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA
Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Pugsley Place, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, 2650
Diptera taxonomy DNA barcodes Culicoides circumbasalis Culicoides palawanensis Culicoides niphanae

Abstract

The biting midge fauna of Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest, Hainan Province, China was sampled on 14 October 2015 using three methods: a pan light trap operated from dusk until dawn the following morning and sweep net and human landing collections performed between 16:15–17:15 hr. Eight species, including two new records for China, Culicoides palawanensis and C. niphanae, and one new record for Hainan, C. circumbasalis, were collected. A key to assist with identification of specimens of these species is provided. DNA barcodes supported the morphological identification of some of these species and identified the potential presence of cryptic species and/or deep population structure in others. The newly recorded species were morphologically similar to species previously reported from Hainan, highlighting the need for further investigation into the taxonomy of biting midges in this region. Species composition and abundance varied considerably between the three collection techniques suggesting that multiple techniques likely provide a more comprehensive sample of biting midge fauna.

 

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