BITING MIDGES — WIRTH AND BLANTON 



315 



20. Culicoides antefurcatus, new species 



Figure 23 



Female: Length of wing 0.79 (n = 2) mm. 



Head — Eyes narrowly separated, bare. Antenna with flagellar 

 segments in proportion of 14:13:13:14:15:15:15:16:22:22:27:28:34, 

 antennal ratio 1.16 (n = 2); distal sensory tufts present on segments 

 III, xi-xv. Palpal segments in proportion of 9:21:26:6:7, third seg- 

 ment only slightly swollen, 2.0 (1.9-2.2, n = 2) times as long as greatest 

 breadth, with a broad, shallow sensory pit. Mandible with 14 

 (n = 2) teeth. 



Figure 23.— Culicoides antefurcatus, new species, a-e, Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; 

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

 removed. 



