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Issue: Vol. 3666 No. 2: 30 May 2013
Type: Article
Published: 2013-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3666.2.3
Page range: 160–170
Abstract views: 91
PDF downloaded: 7

Morphological description of the fourth instar larva: Culicoides cataneii and Culicoides sahariensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Culicoides fourth instar larva Tunisia

Abstract

This study was carried out of the region of Monastir in Central Tunisia, between July and August 2010. Larvae were col-lected using a floatation technique with magnesium sulfate in mud samples. The fourth instar larva of Culicoides cataneii Clastrier, 1957 and Culicoides sahariensis Callot, Kremer, Bailly-Choumara, 1970 are described, illustrated and drawn. Measurements of instars IV are also presented. This is the first record of Culicoides cataneii and Culicoides sahariensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to Tunisia.

How to Cite

Slama, D., Khedher, A., Bdira, S., Khayech, F., Delecolle, J.-C., Mezhoud, H., Babba, H. & Emna, C. (2013) Morphological description of the fourth instar larva: Culicoides cataneii and Culicoides sahariensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Zootaxa, 3666 (2), 160–170. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3666.2.3