Biology:Culicoides obsoletus

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Short description: Species of midge


Culicoides obsoletus
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Wings of several species of Culicoides, including C. obsoletus
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Avaritia

Culicoides obsoletus the name of a species (and a species group) of midges in the subgenus Avaritia. According to a molecular phylogeny,[1] Avaritia is monophyletic, and Culicoides obsoletus, Culicoides scoticus and Culicoides chiopterus should be part of the Obsoletus complex whereas Culicoides dewulfi should be excluded from it.

The species group covers five closely related species:

  • Culicoides chiopterus
  • Culicoides dewulfi
  • Culicoides scoticus
  • Culicoides obsoletus
  • Culicoides montanus

Sometimes, a reference can be made to the Obsoletus complex. This complex consists of three species, namely:

  • Culicoides obsoletus
  • Culicoides scoticus
  • Culicoides montanus

If reference is made only to Culicoides obsoletus s.str., it means only

  • Culicoides obsoletus

Culicoides obsoletus is thought to be the main vector of the BTV8 outbreak in Northern Europe.[2]

References

  1. Augot, Denis; Mathieu, Bruno; Hadj-Henni, Leila; Barriel, Véronique; Zapata Mena, Sonia; Smolis, Sylvia; Slama, Darine; Randrianambinintsoa, Fano José et al. (2017). "Molecular phylogeny of 42 species of Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from three continents". Parasite 24: 23. doi:10.1051/parasite/2017020. ISSN 1776-1042. PMID 28643630.  open access
  2. Melhorn, Heinz (June 2007). "First occurrence of Culicoides obsoletus-transmitted Bluetongue virus epidemic in Central Europe". Parasitology Research 101 (1): 219–228. doi:10.1007/s00436-007-0519-6. 

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