Los Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) del Sistema Serrano de Ventania (Buenos Aires, Argentina)  <span class="so-article-trans-title" dir="auto"> Translated title: The Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha)from the Sistema Serrano de Ventania (Buenos Aires, Argentina) </span>

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Abstract

Se brinda un listado de especies de ceratopogónidos presentes en el Sistema Serrano de Ventania, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se realizaron seis viajes de estudio y se relevaron nueve sitios de muestreo. Se identificaron 25 especies pertenecientes a ocho géneros, de las cuales sólo Culicoides venezuelensis y Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bonaerensis han sido citadas previamente para el área. Ocho especies se registran por primera vez para la provincia de Buenos Aires y una para Argentina.

Translated abstract

A list of the ceratopogonid species from the Sistema Serrano de Ventania, Buenos Aires, Argentina is presented. Six field trips were carried out sampling nine different localities. Twenty five species of ceratopogonids belonging to eight genera were recorded; only Culicoides venezuelensis and Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bonaerensis were known from the area. Eight species are reported for the first time from Buenos Aires province and one from Argentina.

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The bloodsucking biting midges of Argentina (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Gustavo Spinelli, María Ronderos, Florentina Díaz … (2005)

A key is presented for the identification of the adults of 54 species of bloodsucking ceratopogonids, 51 of which are known inhabitants of Argentina, and Culicoides uruguayensis Ronderos, C. pifanoi Ortiz, and C. trilineatus Fox, which are known to occur in bordering Uruguay and Paraguay. Wing photographs are provided of females of the 45 species of Culicoides. Three new species of Culicoides Latreille from Northeastern Argentina are described and illustrated: C. austroparaensis Spinelli, C. bachmanni Spinelli, and C. williamsi Spinelli. The following six species are recorded for the first time from Argentina and/or bordering localities in Paraguay: Leptoconops brasiliensis (Lutz), C. gabaldoni Ortiz, C. ginesi Ortiz, C. pifanoi Ortiz, C. pseudocrescentis Tavares and Luna Dias, and C. trilineatus; and C. estevezae Ronderos and Spinelli is newly recorded from Misiones province of Argentina. C. lopesi Barretto is excluded from the Argentinean ceratopogonid fauna.