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19. Culicoides chrysonotiis Wirth and Blanton 



Figure 22 



Culicoides chrysonotus Wirth and Blanton, 1956, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, 

 vol. 58, p. 226 (male, female; Panama; fig. wing, palpus, spermathecae, 

 male genitalia). 



Female: Length of wing 1.66 (1.58-1.75, n = 7) mm. 



Head — Eyes contiguous, bare. Antenna with flagellar segments in 

 proportion of 20:15:15:15:15:16:16:17:48:48:50:50:72, antenna! ratio 

 2.1; sensoria present on segments iii, viii-xv. Palpal segments in 





Figure 22. — Culicoides chrysonotus Wirth and Blanton. a-e. Female: a, wing; b, thoracic 

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

 parameres removed. 



