Culicoides paraensis
| Culicoides paraensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Genus: | Culicoides |
| Species: | C. paraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi, 1905) [1] | |
Culicoides paraensis is a species of midge found from the northern United States to Argentina, which acts as the vector of the Oropouche fever virus.[2]
References
- ↑ "Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi, 1905)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ David R. Mercer & Maikol J. Castillo-Pizango (July 2005). "Changes in relative species compositions of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and an outbreak of Oropouche virus in Iquitos, Peru". Journal of Medical Entomology 42 (4): 554–558. doi:10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0554:CIRSCO]2.0.CO;2. PMID 16119543.
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