(1977) Navai, Shahin; Messersmith, Donald H.; Entomology; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
A study was made of the Southwest Asian species of the genus
Culicoides Latreille 1809 from six countries: Afghanistan, Iran,
Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Thirty-eight species of Culicoides belonging to seven subgenera:
Trithecoides, Pontoculicoides, Avaritia, Culicoides, Oecacta, Beltranmyia
and Monoculicoides are described and illustrated. A key is
provided to the subgenera and slide mounted species of both sexes.
Seven new species are described.
