BITING MIDGES — WIRTH AND BLANTON 



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Figure 88. — Culicoides arubae Fox and Hoffman, a-e. Female: a, wing; h, thoracic pattern; 

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

 removed. 



bases, fore femur with narrow pale ring at midlength; hind tibial 

 comb with 7-8 (n = 3) spines, the one nearest the spur longest. 



Wing. — Membrane milky white, with limited dark gray spots as 

 figured, giving the appearance of blackish spots on a whitish ground; 

 second radial cell blackish; veins pale margined; cell R5 with a large 

 pale spot surrounding a tiny black spot behind second radial cell, a 

 broad V-shaped mark and a small distal round pale spot in apex of cell; 

 cells Ml and M2 with three small round pale spots past level of forks; 

 two pale spots in cell M4 and two in distal portion of anal cell; base of 

 wing extensively pale. Macrotrichia sparse but well scattered over 

 wing, including anal cell; costa extending to 0.52 (0.51-0.54, n=3) of 

 distance to wing tip. Halter knob blackish. 



