296 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. i09 



Figure 13. — Culicoides elutus Macfie. a-e. Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; c, palpus; 

 d, tibial comb; e, spermathecae. /, g, Male: /, parameres; g, genitalia, parameres re- 

 moved. 



base abruptly bent laterad, nearly straight stem and hairy, ventrally 

 bent apex. 



Distribution: Mexico; Panama. 



Panama records: 



BocAS DEL ToRo PROVINCE: Almirante. 

 CniRiQuf Province: Boquete, Volcdn. 

 PanamX Province: Cerro Azul, Pacora. 



Discussion: This species is confined to the Chiriqul highlands 

 and the adjacent jungle area at Almirante, country similar in ecology 

 to the Chiapas highland area of Mexico from which it was originally 

 described. Its closest Neotropical relative is luteovenus Root and 

 Hoffman, a Nearctic species which follows the Central American 

 highlands into Panama. 



