Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Ceratopogonidae

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 31-08-2015 23:42
#1

Can any one suggest a subfamily or genus for this Ceratopogonidae? Light trap, Townsville, Queensland.

Posted by John Carr on 01-09-2015 01:04
#2

Culicoides

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 01-09-2015 01:59
#3

Thanks John

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 01-09-2015 17:28
#4

Glenn Bellis says:
It looks like Culicoides cordiger, a common mangrove breeding species. The heart-shaped 4th tarsal segment is a giveaway; few other Aust species have that character.