General morphology

GENERAL MORPHOLOGY - BITING MIDGES

Culicoides fulvithorax

  • Antennae plumose in males and pilose in females
  •  13-15 segmented
  • Wings devoid of hairs scales and are dappled
  • Transmits Onchocerca gibsoni, Blue tongue in sheep and South African horse sickness
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