Species Culicoides gladysae Kettle, Elson & Dyce, 1976
- Culicoides gladysae Kettle, D.S., Elson, M.M. & Dyce, A.L. 1976. Culicoides gladysae sp. n. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from eastern Australia, with descriptions of its larva and pupa and a re-examination of C. mykytowyczi Lee and Reye and C. moreensis Lee and Reye. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 173-182 [173].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♀ adult, Mount Glorious, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM ♂ adult; ANIC 4♂ 4♀ adults; BMNH 2♂ 2♀ adults; USNM 2♂ 2♀ adults; EUQ 4♂ 13♀ adults.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: phytotelmata, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Females bite humans.
General References
Debenham, M.L. 1979. An Annotated Checklist and Bibliography of Australasian Region Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera). Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, Monograph 1 xiv 671 pp. [260] (distribution, biology)
Debenham, M.L. 1989. 25. Family Ceratopogonidae. pp. 226-251 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [241] (as an unplaced species within Culicoides)
Dyce, A.L., Bellis, G.A. & Muller, M.J. 2007. Pictorial Atlas of Australasian Culicoides wings (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Canberra, Australia : Australian Biological Resources Study 88 pp. [31] (wing variants illustrated)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2014 | Culicoides Latreille, 1809 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 09-Jul-2013 | 09-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Jul-2013 | 11-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 09-Jul-2013 | 10-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |