BITING MIDGES — WIRTH AND BLANTON 



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Panama species: Eight or nine: azureus, new species; dicrourus 

 Wirth and Blanton, lyrinotatus Wirth and Blanton; mojingaensis 

 Wirth and Blanton; paucienjuscatus Barbosa; pifanoi Ortiz; reticu- 

 latus Lutz; and volcanensis , new species. Macrostigma Wirth and 

 Blanton is provisionally referred here but its position is doubtful. 



47. Culicoides azureus, new species 



Figure 50 



Female: Length of wing 1.04 (1.02-1.09, n = 4) mm. 



Head. — Eyes contiguous a short distance, bare. Antenna with 

 flagellar segments in proportion of 17:13:14:14:14:15:15:16:24:24:25: 

 24:38, antennal ratio 1.18 (1.15-1.21, n = 2); distal sensory tufts 

 present on segments iii, vii-x. Palpal segments in proportion of 



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Figure 50. — Culicoides azureus, new species, a-e, Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; 

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

 removed. 



