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British Culicoides
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Known under the name odibilis in much of the literature. Easily recognised by the dark wing with pale spots which touch the wing margin in cells r5, m1, m2 and cu; the second radial cell dark. The pale spot just distal to the second radial cell extends towards vein M1 and usually joins another extending across M1 and extending slightly towards the wing tip. The mesonotum has a well defined pattern of dark markings. The female AR is 1.44-1.50 and the SD 3-15. It might well be confused with several other closely related species, but may be separated thus: C. duddungstoni lacks the pale spot straddling vein M1 below the second radial cell and lacks the mesonotal markings; C. cataneii lacks sensilla on female antennal segment 10; C. griseidorsum has the second radial cell partly pale and lacks sensilla on female antennal segment 15; in C. maritimus the pale spots at the ends of cells r5 and m1 are narrowly separated from the wing margin and clastrieri lacks sensilla on female antennal segments 4-10. In dry specimens the wings often have a marked violet sheen.
The figure of the wing is from Edwards (1939) and of the male genitalia from Kremer (1966).
The larvae and pupae may often be found in muddy puddles in woodland.
Widespread and usually common over the whole of Europe and North Africa to Russia and the Middle East.
Nothing known.
British Culicoides
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