Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen 1818)

Culicoides obsoletus the name of a species (and a species group) of midges in the subgenus Avaritia. According to a molecular phylogeny,^[1] Avaritia is monophyletic, and Culicoides obsoletus, Culicoides scoticus and Culicoides chiopterus should be part of the Obsoletus complex whereas Culicoides dewulfi should be excluded from it.

The species group covers five closely related species:

• Culicoides chiopterus
• Culicoides dewulfi
• Culicoides scoticus
• Culicoides obsoletus
• Culicoides montanus

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

• Culicoides obsoletus
• Culicoides scoticus
• Culicoides montanus

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

• Culicoides obsoletus

Culicoides obsoletus is thought to be the main vector of the BTV8 outbreak in Northern Europe.^[2]

References

Culicoides obsoletus adolah langau dari famili Ceratopogonidae. Langau iko juo marupokan bagian dari ordo Diptera, kelas Insecta, filum Arthropoda, dan kingdom Animalia.

Langau iko dapek ditamukan habitatnyo di paraiaran ataupun semi parairan.

Rujuakan

• Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/Ceratopogonidae. Diakses pado 24 September 2012.

Culicoides obsoletus is een muggensoort uit de familie van de knutten (Ceratopogonidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1818 door Meigen.