- Culicoides paraensis
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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. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=127451.
- ^ 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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