Two new Culicoides of the paraensis species group (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae) from the Amazonian region of Peru

Abstract

Two new species of the Culicoides paraensis species group, C. diversus Felippe-Bauer and C. peruvianus Felippe-Bauer, are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Amazonian region of Peru. A systematic key, table with numerical characters of females, and distribution of species of the C. paraensis group are given.

Keywords

• Neotropical bloodsucking midges
• Culicoides diversus sp.n.
• Culicoides peruvianus sp.n.
• Culicoides paraensis group
• Amazonian region
• Peru