Culicoidini
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 Culicoides sonorensis after blood meal
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Several, see text |
The Culicoidini is a tribe of biting midges (punkies, no-see-ums).
Genera include:
- Austroconops
- Culicoides
- Neoculicoides
- Paradasyhelea
It is not quite clear which taxa should be considered full genera, and which ones mere subgenera and included in Culicoides.
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