Culicoides imicola
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratopogoninae |
| Tribe: | Culicoidini |
| Genus: | Culicoides |
| Subgenus: | Avaritia |
| Species: | C. imicola |
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Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913 |
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Culicoides imicola is a biting midge which transmits the bluetongue virus and the African horse sickness virus. This particular species has been recorded so far in Africa, Asia and Europe. Other suspected BTV vectors are Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex.
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