Culicoides imicola
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Culicoides imicola is a midge
which transmits the bluetongue virus. Other suspected BTV vectors are
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex
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Midge (insect)
Midges comprise many kinds of very small two-winged flies found world-wide. The term does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group, but includes animals in several families of Nematoceran Diptera. While some midges are vectors for disease, many others play useful roles as prey items for...
which transmits the bluetongue virus. Other suspected BTV vectors are
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex
Cryptic species complex
In biology, a cryptic species complex is a group of species which satisfy the biological definition of species—that is, they are reproductively isolated from each other—but whose morphology is very similar ....
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