BITING MIDGES — WIRTH AND BLANTON 



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Figure 41. — Culicoides camposi Ortiz and Leon, a-e. Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; 

 c, palpus; d, tibial comb; e, spermathecae. /, g, Male:/, parameres; g, genitalia, parameres 

 removed. 



distal pale spot in cell R5 rounded, almost reaching anterior wing 

 margin; a pale spot present in center of wing straddling middle of 

 veins Mj and M2 and usually filling the intervening space in cell Mi; 

 distal pale spot in cell Mi elongate and nearly reaching wing margin; 

 pale spots present at wing margin in apices of cells M2 and M4; two 

 pale spots, which may be more or less fused, in distal part of anal 

 cell; base of anal cell pale; cell M2 with a small pale spot lying in front 

 of mediocubital fork and a pale area extending from behind medial 

 fork to base of wing. Macrotrichia sparse in apices of cells R5, Mi 

 and M2, none proximad; costa extending to 0.59 (0.58-0.60, n=2) of 

 distance to wing tip. Halter yellowish. 



Abdomen. — Blackish on sides, grayish pruinose above. Sperma- 

 thecae two, pyriform, subequal, very small, each measuring 0.029 

 by 0.019 mm., the bases of the ducts not sclerotized. 



