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24. Culicoides pantpoikilus Macfie 



Figure 27 



Culicoides pampoikilus Macfie, 1948, Ann. Trop. Med. Parasit., vol. 42, p. 79 

 (female; Chiapas, Mexico; fig. wing). 



Culicoides dominicii Ortiz, 1951, Nov. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. LaSalle, zool. 

 ser., no. 5, p. 7 (male, Ocumare, Venezuela; fig. male palpus, wing, geni- 

 talia). — Mirsa and Ortiz, 1952, Bol. Lab. Clin. Luis Razetti, vol. 12, p. 476 

 (female; Los Chorros, Venezuela; fig. wing, mesonotum, antenna, palpus, 

 spermathecae) . New synonymy. 



Female: Length of wing 1.25 mm. 



Head — Eyes narrowly separated, bare. Antenna with flagellar 

 segments in proportion of 18:14:16:16:17:15:16:17:30:32:34:35:46, 

 antennal ratio 1.39; distal sensory tufts present on segments iii, v. 

 VII. IX, xi-xv. Palpal segments in proportion of 10:22:32:9:9, third 



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Figure 27. — Culicoides pampoikilus Macfie. a-e, Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; 

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

 removed. 



