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62. Culicoides propriipennis Macfie 



Figure 65 



Culicoides propriipennis Macfie, 1948, Ann. Trop. Med. Parasit., vol. 42, p. 84 

 (female; Chiapas, Mexico; fig. wing). — Ortiz and Mirsa, 1952, Rev. Sanid. 

 Asist. Soc, vol. 17, p. 262 (male; Venezuela; fig. wing, palpus, genitalia). — 

 Wirth, 1955, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 57, p. 116 (male, female; 

 Guatemala; fig. palpus, male genitalia). 



Female: Length of wing 0.85 (0.79-0.89, n=8) mm. 



Head. — Eyes narrowly separated, bare. Antenna with flagellar 

 segments in proportion of 16:11:13:14:14:14:14:15:19:19:20:20:32, 

 antennal ratio 0.97 (0.91-1.02, n = 4); distal sensory tufts present 

 on segments iii, viii-xiv. Palpal segments in proportion of 

 8:18:20:9:9, third segment slightly swollen, 1.9 (1.7-2.1, n = 8) 

 times as long as greatest breadth, with a very broad, shallow, sensory 

 pit. Mandible with 15 (15-16, n=4) teeth. 



Figure 65. — Culicoides propriipennis Macfie. a-e. Female: a, wing;' b, thoracic pattern; 

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

 removed. 



