Culicoides huaynacapaci, a new species from the Department of Cajamarca, Peru (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Mataemyia Vargas, Culicoides huaynacapaci Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female and male specimens collected biting humans in Department of Cajamarca, in Peruvian Amazonia. The new species is compared with its similar congener C. albuquerquei Wirth & Blanton.

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Main Authors: Felippe-Bauer,Maria L., Cáceres,Abraham G., Silva,Cristiane S., Valderrama-Bazan,William, Gonzales-Perez,Antero, Costa,Janira M.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Museu de Ciências Naturais 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212008000300003
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