Culicoides paraensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Ceratopogonidae
Genus:
Culicoides
Species:
C. paraensis
Binomial name
Culicoides paraensis
(Goeldi, 1905) [1]

Culicoides paraensis is a species of midge found from the northern United States to Argentina, which acts as the vector of the Oropouche fever virus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi, 1905)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ David R. Mercer & Maikol J. Castillo-Pizango (July 2005). "Changes in relative species compositions of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and an outbreak of Oropouche virus in Iquitos, Peru". Journal of Medical Entomology. 42 (4): 554–558. doi:10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0554:CIRSCO]2.0.CO;2. PMID 16119543.
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