Culicoides obsoletus

Culicoides obsoletus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Subgenus: Avaritia

Culiciodes obsoletus the name of a species (and a species group) of midges in the subgenus Avaritia.

The species group covers five closely related species:

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

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

Culicoides obsoletus is thought to be the main vector of the BTV8 outbreak in Northern Europe.[1]

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