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Singh, Surbhi, Geeta Maheshwari, and Insha Nihal. "Taxonomic Morphology of Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)." UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 44, no. 22 (November 6, 2023): 244–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2023/v44i223739.

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Ceratopogononidae is a family of small nematocerous flies ranging approximately 1 to 3mm in length. Ceratopogonidae which was previously categorised as a subfamily of Chironomidae is distinguised by the presence of its biting mouthparts. Ceratopogonids commonly known as biting midges are the vectors of numerous pathogens such as viruses, protozoans and nematodes. Hence its transmission has a great veterinary and medical importance. This family is divided into four subfamilies: Leptoconopinae, Forcipomyiinae, Dasyhilinae and Ceratopogoninae. The flies were collected with the help of aspirator, Diptera net and UV light trap. The collected specimens were preserved in the 70% ethanol and later dissected out with the help of Digital Motic Dissecting Binocular. Ceratopogonidae include widely diversified morphotaxanomic character describing various subgroups. This variable character which include colour pattern, sizes of the body, proportions of various morphological parts are not very reliable for taxonomic identification. The study found that the morphotaxanomic feature like external genitalia of male and female, armature and arrangement of wing venation are much more stable. There are several puzzling problems in the determination of disputed species, can be resolved on the basis of taxonomic characters of male and female genitalia. The present paper will resolve the problem related to plethora of taxonomic character with special reference to biting midges.
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DA SILVA, IRENE MARQUES, RUTH L. FERREIRA-KEPPLER, NEUSA HAMADA, and CARLA G. CAZORLA. "Redescription of Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) albicoxa Lane & Forattini, 1956 with new synonymy (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)." Zootaxa 4822, no. 3 (August 6, 2020): 443–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4822.3.10.

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Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911 is a diverse genus of predaceous Ceratopogonidae (Ceratopogoninae: Ceratopogonini) with 349 species recognized worldwide (Borkent & Dominiak 2020). The genus has four subgenera, three occurs in Brazil, where Stilobezzia s. str. is the most speciose, with 23 species registered (Santarém & Felippe-Bauer 2019).
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Szadziewski, Ryszard. "Biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as indicators of biostratigraphy, ecological reconstructions and identification of amber deposits." Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 107, no. 2-3 (June 2016): 219–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755691017000378.

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ABSTRACTBiting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are a large family of flies that commononly appear in Lower Cretaceous to Miocene strata, with over 280 fossil species (4.3 % of the family), belonging to 49 genera (26 extant; 23 extinct). Morphological characters used in the identification of fossil genera and species are identical to those used in studies of extant Ceratopogonidae and, as a result, their potential indicative value is reliable. Two relictual extant genera, Leptoconops and Austroconops, reported from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, are at least 125 million years old. Certain ceratopogonid genera are indicative for the Lower Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous, Eocene or Miocene. A morphological character indicative for the Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic is macrotrichia on the wing membrane of adults. Indicator species and genera are reviewed for all amber deposits. Eocene Baltic amber contains the best known fauna of biting midges, with 109 named species. Some genera are indicative of aquatic and semiaquatic habitats (predaceous genera, subfamily Ceratopogoninae), forests with rotting trees (Forcipomyia), sandy sea shore habitats (Leptoconops), a cold boreal climate (Ceratopogon) or warm climates (Nannohelea, Austroconops, Leptoconops, Meunierohelea, Metahelea). Females require a protein-rich meal and are well known for feeding on the blood of vertebrates, but many feed on other things, so this information can help with the interpretation of palaeoenvironments. Washingtonhelea taimyrica Szadziewski, 1996, described from Siberian amber, is transferred to the fossil genus Palaeobrachypogon: P.taimyricus (Szadziewski, 1996), comb. nov. For Serromyia alphea, mistakenly redescribed and illustrated from Eocene Bitterfeld amber (= Baltic amber) by Szadziewski (1993), a new name – Serromyiaerrata Szadziewski, nom. nov. – is proposed.
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Tóthová, Andrea, Jan Knoz, Miroslav Barták, and Štěpán Kubík. "Biomonitoring of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Nematocera) using car nets." Entomologica Fennica 16, no. 2 (June 1, 2005): 124–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.33338/ef.84245.

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Car nets were used to collect two samples on a forest road in Podyji National park, the Braitava forest, Czech Republic. Sampling was done in 2002 between May 31 and June 1, and between July 30 and 31. These consisted of 10 rounds (each 10 km in length) from morning to dusk. Over 3,000 specimens (52 species) of Ceratopogonidae were captured. The results suggest that the car-net method may be efficient in ceratopogonid biomonitoring and e. g. determining their daily flight activity and swarming sites.
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Golovatyuk, Larisa V., Tatiana D. Zinchenko, Nadezhda N. Sushchik, Galina S. Kalachova, and Michail I. Gladyshev. "Biological aspects of the associations of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in two saline rivers of the Elton Lake Basin, Russia." Marine and Freshwater Research 69, no. 6 (2018): 906. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf17125.

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We studied species composition, density, biomass and production of larvae of the family Ceratopogonidae in two saline rivers (Volgograd region, Russia). Ceratopoponids make up an important part of macroinvertebrate community in these rivers. Average monthly production (dry weight) of ceratopogonid larvae in the rivers was 3.5–4.8gm–2 month–1 in May and ~0.9gm–2 month–1 in August. For the first time, feeding spectra of ceratopogonid larvae, Palpomyia schmidti Goetghebuer, 1934, was studied using fatty acid analyses. The larvae of P. schmidti appeared to selectively consume diatoms and other algae and to avoid bacteria and decomposed dead organic matter (detritus) of low nutritive quality.
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Carlos Henrique Marchiori. "Biology and feeding behavior of ceratopogonid adult (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)." International Journal of Frontiers in Science and Technology Research 1, no. 2 (December 30, 2021): 007–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.53294/ijfstr.2021.1.2.0073.

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The purpose of this paper is to understand the biology and feeding behavior of ceratopogonid adult (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). The research was carried out in studies related to quantitative aspects taxonomic and conceptual aspects such as habitat, geographical distribution, traps for collecting, their parasitoids and predator, life cycle, damage, economic importance, medicinal importance, biological aspects, and reproduction. A literature search was carried out containing articles published from 1993 to 2021. The mini review was prepared in Goiânia, Goiás, from September to October 2021, through the. The mini-review was prepared in Goiânia, Goiás, from September to October 2021, through the Online Scientific Library (Scielo), internet, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Frontiers, Publons, Qeios, Portal of Scientific Journals in Health Sciences, Pubmed, Online Scientific Library (Scielo), internet, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Frontiers, Biological Abstract, Publons, Qeios, Portal of Scientific Journals in Health Sciences, and Pubmed, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science, ERIC, Science Research.com, SEEK education, Periódicos CAPES, Google Academic, Bioline International, VADLO, Scopus, and Web of Science.
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SZADZIEWSKI, RYSZARD, and MARTA GWIZDALSKA-KENTZER. "New records of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the United Arab Emirates, with a description of a new species." Zootaxa 4894, no. 4 (December 11, 2020): 594–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4894.4.6.

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Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) are a relatively well-studied family of nematocerous flies (Borkent & Dominiak 2020), but the ceratopogonid fauna of the Middle East is not well known. To date, only 264 species from this family have been recorded in this entire region (Alwin et al. 2016a, b) and just 53 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Szadziewski et al. 2011, Alwin et al. 2016a, b). Here, we report on three species of biting midges new to the fauna of the UAE.
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Metz, Robert. "Sinusoidal trail formed by a Recent biting midge (Family Ceratopogonidae): trace fossil implications." Journal of Paleontology 61, no. 2 (March 1987): 312–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000028481.

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A Recent sinusoidal trail made by a biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae, genus ?Bezzia) moving on the surface of wet mud along the edge of a freshwater pond has been observed. The trail is similar to the trace fossil Cochlichnus Hitchcock, 1858. The wave length, wave amplitude, and overall form and shape of this modern trail compares favorably to Eocene wave-like trails attributed to nematodes. Consequently, a ceratopogonid larva is believed responsible for at least some of those fossil trails.
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Borkent, Art. "The Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador with a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships and zoogeographic origins." Insect Systematics & Evolution 22, no. 1 (1991): 97–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631291x00336.

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AbstractEleven species of Ceratopogonidae are recognized on the Galápagos Islands. Four of these appear to be endemic, six are widespread occurring elsewhere on the continental Americas and one is of uncertain distributional status. One of the endemic species is described as new, Dasyhelea sinclairi Borkent. Each of the species is most closely related to taxa occurring elsewhere than on the Galápagos Islands (with one possible but unlikely exception of two of these being sister species), indicating at least ten independent invasions of the islands by the ancestors or ancestral populations of these species. It is uncertain whether the widespread species have been brought through the agency of man or through natural dispersal to the Galápagos Islands. Based on comparisons with the Ceratopogonidae fauna of oceanic islands elsewhere, the presence of endemic species only in the genera Forcipomyia and Dasyhelea on the Galápagos Islands is likely due to the superior dispersal capabilities of members of these genera. This may also explain the presence of those ceratopogonid species occurring both on the Galápagos Islands and the New World mainland.
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Perkovsky, E. E. "Comparison of Biting Midges of the Early Eocene Cambay Amber (India) and Late Eocene European Ambers Supports the Independent Origin of European Ambers." Vestnik Zoologii 51, no. 4 (August 28, 2017): 275–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/vzoo-2017-0033.

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Abstract Of the three genera of Ceratopogoninae dominant in Late Eocene ambers of Europe, the two known are absent in the Early Eocene Cambay amber (India): the Holarctic genus Ceratopogon and the worldwide distributed genus Culicoides, known since the Late Cretaceous. Tropical biting midge genera (Meunierohelea and Leptoconops and genera with feminized male antennae: Camptopterohelea, Eohelea, and Gedanohelea) are abundantly represented in Cambay amber. The proportion of Ceratopogonini with feminized male antennae among all Ceratopogonidae dramatically increases from north to south: from 1.4-2.4 % in unbiased collections of Bitterfeld amber (Humboldt Museum collection) and Baltic amber (the Giecewicz collection) to 7 % in Danish amber and 12.7 % in Rovno amber; their proportion in Cambay amber is 17 %. The proportion of tropical specimens among specimens Ceratopogoninae in unbiased collections is 6.4 % in Baltic amber, 5.3 % in Bitterfeld amber, 21 % in Rovno and Danish amber, and 58 % in Cambay amber. Strong differences in the proportion of tropical components among Ceratopogoninae from different European ambers are in agreement with data on Cambay amber and so are indicative of origin of the European ambers under different climatic and hence geographic environments.
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Carpenter, Simon. "Colonisation and dispersal studies of the Scottish biting midge, Culicoides impunctatus Goetghebuer." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2001. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=237733.

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This study investigates aspects of the biology of C. impunctatus with a view to producing an optimised laboratory culture of this species. Artificial membrane feeding of C. impunctatus is shown to be enhanced by the addition of blood vestiges to the outer surface of the feeding apparatus. The effects of holding temperature, environment and conspecific density upon oogenesis in blood fed female midges are assessed through mortality, digestion of the blood meal and development of the eggbatch over time. Oviposition in C. impunctatus is investigated through choice and nochoice bioassays which show Sphagnum spp. Mosses to be highly effective in this regard. Juncus articulatuslacutiflorus infusions also significantly increase the number of eggs laid by females in comparison to oviposition substrates used in colonisation of other midge species. Preliminary studies are also carried out to provide a suitable larval medium for colonisation purposes. The possibility of future colonisation is discussed with reference both to those experiments carried out, and to those areas not yet addressed in the C. impunctatus lifecycle. Dispersal of C. impunctatus is also examined, both on a local scale and in terms of gene flow between UK populations. Capture, mark, recapture studies showed the marked population of C. impunctatus remained relatively close to the release site in the habitat used for the study. The effect of prevailing winds, however, was found to be highly important in terms of passive directional movements of individuals. Daily survival rates of parous females were calculated as very low in relation to other species of midge making this species an unlikely candidate for pathogen transfer in Scotland. Polymorphism in the molecular markers used to examine gene flow in C. impunctatus across the UK was minimal and precluded phylogenetic analysis. This result is interpreted in terms of both possible long-distance dispersal and the effects of rapid post-glacial popUlation expansion into the UK.
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Bhasin, Amit. "Host location cues of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1996. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=232286.

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This study has investigated the nature of host derived cues used by parous female C. impunctatus in the location of blood meal hosts. Olfaction has been shown to be a vital part of the process. The responses of antennal receptors of females to a variety of host-derived volatile compounds were assessed using the EAG technique. High antennal sensitivity to olfactory cues was indicated by low thresholds for response and, taking into account the volatility of the compounds, a clear hierarchy of response was obtained in which octenol was the most stimulatory, followed by phenolics, lactic acid and finally ketones. Of particular note with regard to phenolic compounds was the finding that 3-derivatives (3-n-propylphenol & 3-methylphenol) were more stimulatory than their 4-derivatives (eg 4-methylphenol). Behavioural assays conducted within a Y-tube olfactometer showed that attraction to olfactory cues was dose dependent. Supra optimal doses which caused receptor saturation (as demonstrated in the EAG assay), also induced marked changes in behaviour with responses being either no different to random expectation, or the compound appearing to be repellent. Wind tunnel assays corroborated these findings for octenol and acetone when used in conjunction with 0.01% CO2. Upwind flight was found to be maximal, and significantly different from responses to the CO2 standard, at concentrations within the tunnel of 1.33x10-8 g 1-1 and 1.5x10-6 g 1-1, respectively. These concentrations are approximately those released by a bovid host for octenol and 1/1000x for acetone. Females exhibited a linear dose dependent response to increases in the concentration of CO2 in the wind tunnel up to 0.09% whether gas was released as a plume or as a lightly turbulent cloud. However, at cloud concentrations above this, CNS mediated habituation is suggested to have arrested upwind flight.
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Choufani, Joanna. "Origine, taxinomie, évolution et systématique des Ceratopogonidae (diptera)." Paris, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014MNHN0035.

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Les Ceratopogonidae incluent 6180 espèces modernes et 274 espèces fossiles. Nous ajoutons douze nouvelles espèces : de la France (leptoconops daugeroni Choufani, Azar & Nel, 2011, leptoconops gravesi Choufani & Nel, 2014, leptoconops sp. Choufani & Nel, 2014, culicoides doyeni Choufani & Nel, 2014, devalquia brisaci Choufani & Nel, 2013, et metahelea roggeroi Choufani & Nel, 2013) du Liban (lebanoculicoides daheri Choufani & Nel, 2014, protoculicoides krzeminskii Choufani & Nel, 2014, archiaustroconops annae Choufani & Nel, 2014, archiaustroconops hammanensis Choufani & Nel, 2014 et archiaustroconops dominiakae Choufani & Nel, 2014) et de la Syrie (lebanoculicoides bloudani Choufani, 2015). La répartition mondiale des gisements contenant les fossiles et les habitudes alimentaires de la famille sont révisées. Une étude phylogénétique établie sur 91 caractères et 49 taxons représentant les cinq sous-familles et six tribus, remet en question la définition et la position de plusieurs genres
The Ceratopogonidae include 6180 modern species and 274 fossil species. We add twelve new species, from France (leptoconops daugeroni Choufani, Azar & Nel, 2011, leptoconops gravesi Choufani & Nel, 2014, leptoconops sp. Choufani & Nel, 2014, culicoides doyeni Choufani & Nel, 2014, devalquia brisaci Choufani & Nel, 2013, et metahelea roggeroi Choufani & Nel, 2013), Lebanon (lebanoculicoides daheri Choufani & Nel, 2014, protoculicoides krzeminskii Choufani & Nel, 2014, archiaustroconops annae Choufani & Nel, 2014, archiaustroconops hammanensis Choufani & Nel, 2014 et archiaustroconops dominiakae Choufani & Nel, 2014) and Syria (lebanoculicoides bloudani Choufani, 2015). The worlwide distribution of amber deposits containing fossils and the feeding habits of the family are reviewed. A phylogenetic study of 91 charcters comparing 49 taxa representingthe five subfamilies ans six tribes is established allowing questionning the definition and position of several genera
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Knausenberger, Walter Ingolf. "Contributions to the autecology and ecosystematics of immature ceratopogonidae (Diptera), with emphasis on the tribes heteromyiini and sphaeromiini in the middle atlantic United States." Diss., This resource online, 1986. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07112009-040603/.

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Dinwiddie, April. "The structure and function of a unique wing organ in an extinct biting midge, Eohelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) /." Connect to online version, 2008. http://ada.mtholyoke.edu/setr/websrc/pdfs/www/2008/.pdf.

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Carvalho, Luis Paulo Costa de. "Fauna de culicoides (diptera: ceratopogonidae) do Estado de Rondônia, Brasil." Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2016. http://bdtd.inpa.gov.br/handle/tede/2182.

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The Ceratopogonidae family possesses four hematophagics genus: Forcipomyia, Leptoconops, Austroconops and Culicoides. The Culicoides are insects with 3mm in length, the female are vectors of helminths, protozoan and virus. The main arboviruses transmitted are Oropouche virus, endemic of amazon basin and Bluetongue Virus, which affects both wildlife and domestic livestocks. The convenience collections were done on Alvorada do Oeste, Buritis, Cacoal, Costa Marques, Espigão do Oeste, Guajará-Mirim, Pimenta Bueno, São Francisco Guaporé and Porto Velho municipalities, in Rondônia state through HP light traps between 18:00 and 06:00. Systematic collections were made in Porto Velho municipality on forest and pasture environments. Were collected 2,196 Culicoides (1,515 females and 681 males) distributed throughout 43 species and 27 morfotypes. The species most frequent were Culicoides insignis (n=1,594; 72.59%), C. foxi (n=76; 3.46%), C. hildebrandoi (n=53; 2.41%), C. leopoldoi (n=44; 2%), C. ocumarensis (n=34; 1.55%), C. pusillus (n=29; 1.32%) and C. glabrior (n=28; 1.28%). There were 37 news records of species in Rondônia and three for Brazil. The municipalities with greatest richness were Porto Velho (56), Cacoal (26) e Costa Marques (14). The municipalities with lowest richness were Espigão do Oeste (4), Buritis (3) and Alvorada do Oeste (2). Species with greatest distribution were C. foxi and C. leopoldoi. In Porto Velho were collected 1,773 individuals (1,179 female and 594 males), collected 228 individuals and 51 species in forest, and collected 1,545 individuals and 19 species in pasture. The most abundant species were C. insignis (n=1,472; 83%), C. foxi (n=45; 2.5%), C. glabrior (n=25; 1.4%) and C. ocumarensis (n=23; 1.3%). The forest presented most richness (41 species) and pasture presented greatest abundance (1,545 individuals). In Pasture the most abundant species were C. insignis (1,457-94.30%), C. foxi (34-2.20%) and C. ocumarensis (14-0.90%), and Forest the most abundant species were C. glabrior (25-10.96%), C. insignis (15-6.57%) e C. tetrathyris (15-6.57%). Diversity of species and eveness on Forest environment were greatest than Pasture environment. There was significant statistical difference (p=0.02) on species composition per environment. Diagnoses of some individuals of Rondônia were made. The findings of species of Culicoides on Rondônia now contribute to the total of 46 species, representing 36.8% of amazon species. The species C. darlingtonae, C. contubernalis e C. rodriguezi contribute for ampliation of geographic distribution this species and increase of amazon species fauna. The wide distribution of C. foxi and C. leopoldoi suggest that this species are ecletics for ecotypes and blood meal sources (chicken, livestock and human). The high abundance of C. insignis indicates that feeding behavior on mammals can be one of the factors contributing to the high number of individuals on light traps when placed near blood meal sources. Low number of individuals of C. paraensis on rural areas suggests that this specie is little attracted to light traps due to its diurnal or anthropophilic and urban habit that this species has. In Porto Velho, greatest abundance of C. insignis on Pasture can is related to the wet and muddy substrate with decaying organic matter, which favors the development of immature. The greatest diversity in forest can be explained by water bodies, wetlands, undergrowth, fruit peels present in this breeding sites, which makes it conducive to the proliferation and maintenance of Culicoides species. The diagnosis of the main morphotypes shows differences and similarities in relation to species already described, indicating possible new species for the state of Rondônia.
A família Ceratopogonidae possui quatro gêneros hematófagos: Forcipomyia, Leptoconops, Austroconops e Culicoides. Os Culicoides são insetos com até 3 mm de tamanho, as fêmeas são vetores de helmintos, protozoários e vírus. As principais arboviroses transmitidas são Oropouche, endêmica da bacia amazônica e Vírus da Língua Azul, que acomete bovinos silvestres e domésticos. As coletas de conveniência foram realizadas nos municípios de Alvorada do Oeste, Buritis, Cacoal, Costa Marques, Espigão do Oeste, Guajará-Mirim, Pimenta Bueno e São Francisco Guaporé, no estado de Rondônia, por meio de armadilhas luminosas HP entre 18:00 e 06:00. As coletas sistemáticas foram feitas no município de Porto Velho nos ambientes de floresta e pasto. Foram capturados 2.196 indivíduos, (1.515 fêmeas e 681 machos), distribuídos em 43 espécies e 27 morfótipos. As espécies mais frequentes foram Culicoides insignis (n=1.594; 72,59%), C. foxi (n=76; 3,46%), C. hildebrandoi (n=53; 2,41%), C. leopoldoi (n=44; 2%), C. ocumarensis (n=34; 1,55%), C. pusillus (n=29; 1,32%) e C. glabrior (n=28; 1,28%). Houve 37 novos registros de espécies em Rondônia e três novos registros para o Brasil. Os municípios com maior riqueza foram Porto Velho (56), Cacoal (26) e Costa Marques (14). Os municípios com menor de número de espécies foram Espigão do Oeste (4), Buritis (3) e Alvorada do Oeste (2). As espécies com maior distribuição foram C. foxi e C. leopoldoi. No município de Porto Velho foram capturados 1.773 indivíduos (1.179 fêmeas e 594 machos), sendo coletados 228 espécimens e 51 espécies em floresta, e 1.545 indivíduos e 19 espécies em pasto. As espécies mais abundantes foram C. insignis (1.472; 83%), C. foxi (45; 2,5%), C. glabrior (25; 1,4%) e C. ocumarensis (23; 1,3%). Floresta apresentou maior riqueza (41) e o pasto apresentou maior abundância (n=1.545). No pasto as espécies mais abundantes foram C. insignis (1.457-94,30%), C. foxi (34-2,20%) e C. ocumarensis (14-0,90%), e em floresta as mais abundantes foram C. glabrior (25-10,96%), C. insignis (15-6,57%) e C. tetrathyris (15-6,57%). A diversidade de espécies e a homogeneidade foram maiores em área de floresta do que o ambiente pasto. Houve diferença estatística significativa (p=0,02) na composição de espécies por ambiente. Foram realizadas diagnoses de alguns morfótipos de Rondônia. O achado de espécies de Culicoides em Rondônia contribui agora para o total de 46 espécies, representando 36,8% das espécies amazônicas. As espécies C. darlingtonae, C. contubernalis e C. rodriguezi contribuem para a ampliação da distribuição geográfica dessas espécies e o incremento da fauna de espécies amazônicas. A ampla distribuição de C. foxi e C. leopoldoi sugere que essas espécies são ecléticas às opções de ecótopos e fontes de repasto (galinhas, gados e humanos). A alta abundância de C. insignis indica que o comportamento alimentar sobre os mamíferos pode ser um dos fatores que contribui para o elevado número de indivíduos em armadilhas luminosas, quando colocadas próximas a fontes de repasto. O baixo número de C. paraensis na zona rural sugere que essa espécie é pouco atraída às armadilhas luminosas devido a seu hábito diurno ou ao hábito antropofílico e urbano que essa espécie apresenta. Em Porto Velho, a maior abundância de C. insignis em pasto pode está relacionado ao substrato úmido e enlameado com matéria orgânica em decomposição, que favorece o desenvolvimento de imaturos. A maior diversidade em floresta pode ser explicada pelos corpos d’água, brejos, serrapilheira, cascas de frutas presentes neste ecótopo, que torna propício à proliferação e manutenção de espécies de Culicoides. A diagnose dos principais morfótipos mostra diferenças e semelhanças em relação às espécies já descritas, indicando possíveis espécies novas para o estado de Rondônia.
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Ziani-Hadjhenni, Leila. "Taxonomie integrative des Culicoides (Diptera Ceratopogonidae) de la région Champagne-Ardenne." Thesis, Reims, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014REIMS021/document.

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Plusieurs systématiques se côtoient aujourd'hui : la systématique typologique, d'inspiration linnéenne, qui repose sur l'examen morphologique de types porte-nom. Depuis plusieurs années, une systématique phylogénétique conduit également à la création de taxons nouveaux, de niveau spécifique, infra-spécifique et supra-spécifique. Dans ce travail, nous avons cherché une approche globale, qualifiée de taxonomie intégrative couplant les approches morphologiques traditionnelles, la systématique moléculaire et la geomorphométrie alaire, dans le but d'éclairer la notion d'espèce chez les Culicoides avec ses corollaires épidémiologiques, étant donnée l'importance de ces insectes dans des maladies majeures d'intérêt vétérinaire telles que la fièvre catarrhale ovine (FCO) et la maladie causée par le virus de Schmallenberg (SBV). Cette approche nous a permis de mettre en lumière la complexité systématique des espèces affines (C.clastrieri/C.festivipennis, les groupes Obsoletus, Pulicaris et Vexans). De plus, nous nous sommes intéressés aux préférences trophiques des Culicoides de la région Champagne-Ardenne
Several systematic coexist today: typological systematic of Linnaean spirit, based on morphological examination of type specimens. For several years, a phylogenetic systematics also led to the creation of new taxa, at specific, sub-specific and supra-specific level.In this study, we have sought a comprehensive approach i.e. an integrative taxonomy that coupling traditional morphological approaches, molecular systematic and wing geometry morphometric in order to clarify the concept of species in the Culicoides with epidemiological corollaries, given the importance of these insects in major diseases of veterinary interest such as bluetongue (BT) and the disease caused by the Schmallenberg virus (SBV). This approach allowed us to highlight the systematic complexity of related species (C.clastrieri / C.festivipennis, the Obsoletus, Pulicaris and Vexans groups). In addition, we investigated the host preference of Culicoides of the Champagne-Ardenne region
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Chaudhuri, Pinaki Prasad. "A Taxonomic study of the Culicoides biting midges (Ceratopogonidae : Diptera : insecta) of West Bengal." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/985.

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Hoppe, (geb Stephan) Anja [Verfasser]. "Entomologische und molekulargenetische Untersuchungen zur Gnitzenfauna (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Deutschland / Anja Hoppe (geb.Stephan)." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1034073850/34.

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Debeila, Thipe Jan. "Characterisation of selected Culicoides (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) populations in South Africa using genetic markers." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25696.

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Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are small (<3mm) blood feeding flies. These flies are biological vectors of viruses, protozoa and filarial nematodes affecting birds, humans, and other animals. Among the viruses transmitted those causing bluetongue (BT), African horse sickness (AHS) and epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) are of major veterinary significance. Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, a proven vector of both AHS and BT viruses, is the most abundant and wide spread livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africa. Field isolations of virus and oral susceptibility studies, however, indicated that a second Avaritia species, C. bolitinos Meiswinkel may be a potential vector of both BT virus (BTV) and AHS virus (AHSV). Differences in oral susceptibility, which are under genetic control, of populations from different geographical areas to viruses may be an indication of genetic differences between these populations, which may be the result of limited contact between these populations. A good knowledge of the distribution, spread and genetic structure of the insect vector is essential in understanding AHS or BT disease epidemiology. In the present study, an effort was made to gather field specimens of both C. imicola and C. bolitinos from different areas within their natural distribution in South Africa. The aim was to partially sequence two mitochondrial genes from these specimens and to analyse the sequence data making use of phylogenetic trees to clarify the genetic relationships between individuals or groups collected from geographically distinct sites. The two species were collected from four geographically separated areas in South Africa viz. Gauteng Province, Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province as well as the Free State Province. DNA was extracted from a total of 120 individual midges of the two Culicoides species using DNA extraction kits. Extracted DNA was analysed using PCR, sequencing as well as phylogenetic methods. A total of 117 mitochondrial DNA COI and 104 mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA CulidoidesDissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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Borkent, Art. Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Insecta). Sofia, Bulgaria: PENSOFT, 2007.

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Borkent, Art. World species of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1997.

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Kanti, Saha Pijush, and Zoological Survey of India, eds. A Morphotaxonomic study of the Indian species of Forcipomyia meigen biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India, 2009.

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N, Stegniĭ V., ed. Krovososushchie mokret͡s︡y (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) Sibiri i Dalʹnego Vostoka. Novosibirsk: "Nauka," Sibirskoe otd-nie, 1989.

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Kanti, Saha Pijush, and Zoological Survey of India, eds. A Morphotaxonomic study of the Indian species of Forcipomyia meigen biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India, 2009.

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Adam, Bellis Glenn, and Muller Mike J. 1949-, eds. Pictorial atlas of Australasian culicoides wings (diptera: ceratopogonidae). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, 2007.

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L, Grogan William, ed. The predaceous midges of the world. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988.

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Lynwood, Barber T., Jochim Michael M, and Osburn Bennie I, eds. Bluetongue and related orbiviruses: Proceedings of an international symposium held at the Asilomar Conference Center, Monterey, California, January 16-20, 1984. New York: A.R. Liss, 1985.

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Robertson, Barbara. Midges. Learning Links, 1998.

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A Morphotaxonomic study of the Indian species of Forcipomyia meigen biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India, 2009.

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Mehlhorn, Heinz. "Ceratopogonidae." In Encyclopedia of Parasitology, 444–47. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_548.

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Gabrys, Beata, John L. Capinera, Jesusa C. Legaspi, Benjamin C. Legaspi, Lewis S. Long, John L. Capinera, Jamie Ellis, et al. "Ceratopogonidae." In Encyclopedia of Entomology, 814. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_574.

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Mehlhorn, Heinz. "Ceratopogonidae." In Encyclopedia of Parasitology, 1–6. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_548-2.

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Boorman, John. "Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)." In Medical Insects and Arachnids, 288–309. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1554-4_7.

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Berry, Colin, Jason M. Meyer, Marjorie A. Hoy, John B. Heppner, William Tinzaara, Clifford S. Gold, Clifford S. Gold, et al. "Biting Midges, Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)." In Encyclopedia of Entomology, 510–19. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_347.

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Loiseau, Claire, Rafael Gutiérrez-López, Bruno Mathieu, Boris K. Makanga, Christophe Paupy, Nil Rahola, and Anthony J. Cornel. "Diversity and Distribution of the Arthropod Vectors of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands." In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 383–405. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_15.

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AbstractThe known arthropod vector species on the Gulf of Guinea islands belong to orders Diptera and Ixodida. Among the Diptera, the family Culicidae (mosquitoes) has the most species, 34 (6 endemic), Ceratopogonidae has 13 (all in the genus Culicoides), Tabanidae has 6, and Simuliidae has 3 (1 endemic). Ixodida has only 4 species. Most vector species and associated diseases are shared with mainland Africa. Some of these include (1) the human malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii, (2) yellow fever and dengue vector Aedes aegypti, and (3) the spotted fever group rickettsiae and Q fever vector Amblyomma spp. However, there is a considerable lack of information on the natural cycles of many vector-borne diseases that might impact local fauna, for which there may be some endemic pathogen lineages. Increased trade by air and sea should compel authorities to remain vigilant, to keep unwanted vectors and diseases at bay. Entomological diversity data remains scarce for Annobón and for the forested interior of the islands, where future sampling efforts may uncover new endemic species.
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Bandeira, Maria da Conceição Abreu, Evaldo Bruno Soares da Silva, Gleicyele Gonçalves Lima, Samuel Soares Pimenta, Angélica da Cruz Abreu, Gabriella Sousa Reis, Agostinho Cardoso Nascimento Pereira, and José Manuel Macário Rebêlo. "MANEJO AMBIENTAL COMO ESTRATÉGIA DE CONTROLE DE Culicoides (DIPTERA, CERATOPOGONIDAE) NA ZONA RURAL DE SÃO LUIS –MA, BRASIL." In Microbiologia e Parasitologia em foco: 1ª edição, 66–74. Teresina: Wissen Editora, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.52832/wed.50.320.

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Ronderos, Maria Marcela, Florentina Díaz, Pablo Ignacio Marino, and Ruth Leila Ferreira-Keppler. "Family Ceratopogonidae." In Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates, 625–59. Elsevier, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-804223-6.00030-5.

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Mullen, Gary R., and C. Steven Murphree. "Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae)." In Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 213–36. Elsevier, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-814043-7.00013-3.

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MULLEN, GARY R. "BITING MIDGES ( Ceratopogonidae )." In Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 163–83. Elsevier, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-012510451-7/50012-8.

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Conference papers on the topic "Ceratopogonidae"

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Morales-Hojas, Ramiro. "Genomics of bluetongue virus vector competence inCulicoides sonorensis(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.109119.

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Venter, Gert. "Culicoides(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of African horse sickness virus in South Africa." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.93165.

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Gopurenko, David. "DNA barcoding for species identification of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) from Australasia and Eastern Asia." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.104218.

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Kamanova, E. P. "Viral metagenomic analysis of publicly available genomic and transcriptomic samples from Simuliidae and Ceratopogonidae insects." In Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/Systems Biology (BGRS/SB-2022) :. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18699/bgrs/sb-2022-012.

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"Viral metagenomic analysis of publicly available genomic and transcriptomic samples from Simuliidae and Ceratopogonidae insects." In Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/Systems Biology (BGRS/SB-2022) :. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18699/sbb-2022-012.

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Fedorova, O. A. "TO THE FAUNA OF MIDGES (DIPTERA: SIMULIIDAE) AND BITING MIDGES (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) YAMALO-NENETS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT." In V International Scientific Conference CONCEPTUAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF INVERTEBRATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION. Tomsk State University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.17223/978-5-94621-931-0-2020-40.

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On the territory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, the study of midges and biting midges was carried out during the exploration of new oil and gas deposits in the second half of the 20th century. Currently, the study of the spread of midges and biting midges is relevant, since they are carriers of a number of infectious and invasive diseases of animals and humans. The fauna of blood-sucking diptera insects of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is represented by 116 species. The faunal list of blood-sucking midges of the region is represented by 24 species, including 1 – Simulium paramorsitans, biting midges by 33 species, including 1 species –Culicoides punctatus. This species was first indicated both for the tundra zone and for the region. Today the topic is relevant and requires further research.
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Gaponov, S. P., and T. R. Tewelde. "Bloodsucking mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) and midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in the nests of passerine birds in Voronezh." In XI Всероссийский диптерологический симпозиум (с международным участием). Санкт-Петербург: Русское энтомологическое общество, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47640/978-5-00105-586-0_2020_69.

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Pimenta, Samuel Soares, Maria Da Conceição Abreu Bandeira, and José Manuel Macário Rebêlo. "MANEJO AMBIENTAL PARA O CONTROLE DE CULICOIDES (DIPTERA, CERATOPOGONIDAE) NA ZONA RURAL DE SÃO LUIS – MA, BRASIL." In III CONGRESSO NORTE-NORDESTE DE SAÚDE PÚBLICA (ONLINE). Editora Omnis Scientia, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47094/iiicnnesp.2022/159.

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Bandeira, Maria Da Conceição Abreu, Samuel Soares Pimenta, and José Manuel Macário Rebêlo. "MARUIN COMO POTENCIAL VETOR PARA LEISHMANIOSE: DETECÇÃO DE DNA DE LEISHMANIA SPP. EM CULICOIDES GUYANENSIS (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) EM ÁREA COM CASOS DE LEISHMANIOSE NO NORDESTE DO BRASIL." In III CONGRESSO NORTE-NORDESTE DE SAÚDE PÚBLICA (ONLINE). Editora Omnis Scientia, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47094/iiicnnesp.2022/158.

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Galvão, Kevin Santos, and Felipe Micali Nuvoloni. "Estudo de macroinvertebrados associados ao fitotelmata de bromélias em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica do sul da Bahia." In 7º Congresso de Iniciação à Pesquisa, Criação e Inovação. GM Editorial, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.61202/2595-9328.7cipcisb0081.

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A fragmentação florestal leva ao efeito de borda que provoca uma diferenciação nos fatores físico-químicos das Bromeliaceae que, apesar de mínimos, podem alterar significativamente a abundância e a riqueza de macroinvertebrados neste microecossistema. As Bromeliaceae e alguns organismos são responsáveis por funções ecossistêmicas como de regulação do clima, regulação de vetores de doenças e ciclagem de nutrientes, porém essas funções são prejudicadas pela ausência desses organismos. O conteúdo de 30 bromélias da espécie Alchmea alba Mez coletado e ainda em campo foram averiguados os parâmetros físico-químicos utilizando uma sonda de multiparâmetros. O conteúdo de cada amostra foi posteriormente armazenado e levando para laboratório onde foi realizada uma triagem para contagem e identificação de indivíduos. Foram encontrados 2518 indivíduos que foram identificados, quando possível, a nível de gênero, sendo 46.7% Díptera com predominância das famílias Culicidae, Chironomidae e Ceratopogonidiae. Também foram encontrados crustáceos das classes Ostracoda, com cerca de 893 indivíduos, e Copepoda, com 29 indivíduos, contabilizando cerca de 36.61% de toda abundância total. Verificou-se que os parâmetros físico-químicos exercem influência uns sobre os outros e consequentemente sobre a abundância e riqueza de espécimes nos fitotelmos, levando a uma alteração nas funções ecossistêmicas prestadas pelas bromélias e os organismos que a habitam.
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Gottlieb, Yuval, and Bradley A. Mullens. Might Bacterial Symbionts Influence Vectorial Capacity of Biting Midges for Ruminant Viruses? United States Department of Agriculture, September 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2010.7699837.bard.

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- Original objectives and revision: The feasibility study performed in the last year was aimed at determining the symbiotic profiles of eight selected Culicoidesspecies in Israel and the USA by: Comparing bacterial communities among geographic populations of primary bluetongue virus (BTV) vectors. Comparing bacterial communities between adults of field-collected, mammal-feeding BTV vectors and non-vectors. Comparing bacterial communities within and between mammal feeders and bird feeders, with special attention to species with unique immature habitats. We made an effort to collect the eight species during the beginning of the project, however, due to the short available collection season, and the significant changes in habitats available for Israeli Culicoides, we initially determined the symbiotic profile of five species: two BTV vectors (C. sonorensis, C. imicola), one mammal feeders with unknown vectoring ability (C. schultzei), one bird feeder (C. crepuscularis), and one unique habitat species (C. cacticola). In addition, upon preliminary symbiont identification we focused our effort on relevant specific symbionts. Background: Biting midges (Culicoides, Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of many major viral diseases affecting farm animals, including BT, which is listed among the most damaging by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and has recently emerged in completely unexpected areas (Northern Europe). One of the strategies to reduce the vectorial capacity of insect vectors is by manipulating their specific symbionts either to affect the vector species or to influence performance of the disease agent within it. Despite significant efforts to elucidate the vectorial capacity of certain Culicoidesspecies, and the critical basis of variability in infection, almost no attention has been given to symbiotic interactions between the vector and its bacterial tenants. It is now established that bacterial symbionts have major influences on their host biology, and may interact with disease agents vectored by their hosts. - Major conclusions, solutions, achievements: During the feasibility project we have found two major bacterial symbionts in Israeli and American Culicoides. In Israel we discovered that C. imicola, a known vector of BT, and C. schultzeigp. a suspected vector of BT, carry the symbiotic bacterium Cardinium, a reproductive manipulator symbiont. In C. imicolathe infection rate was close to 50%, and in C. schultzeiit was lower, and restricted to one of two species within Schultzeigroup. In 3 American species (C. sonorensis, C. crepuscularis, C. cacticola) we found the bacterium Burkholderiasp. In all species tested we have also found other bacterial species in diverse quantities and frequencies. - Implications, both scientific and agricultural: Finding specific symbionts in Culicoidesvector species is the first step in developing symbiont based control (SBC) strategies. Both identified symbionts are known from other insects, and Cardiniumis also known as a reproductive manipulator that can cause cytoplasmic incompatibility, an important phenomenon that can be used for spreading desired traits in infected populations. The role of the symbionts in Culicoideshost can be target for manipulation to reduce the vectorial capacity of the host by either changing its fitness so that it is unable to serve as a vector, or by directly changing the symbiont in a way that will affect the performance of the disease agent in its vector. Since Burkholderiaperhaps can be cultured independently of the host, it is a promising candidate for the later option. Thus, we have now opened the door for studying the specific interactions between symbionts and vector species.
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