Korean J Parasitol.
2015 Aug;53(4):501-506. 10.3347/kjp.2015.53.4.501.
Species Diversity and Seasonal Distribution of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Jeju-do, Republic of Korea
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- 15th Medical Detachment, 168 th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA.
- 2Charles Darwin University, Darwin Northern Territory 0909, Australia.
- 3Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea. parkjyyunesy@korea.kr
- 4Public Health Command Region-Pacific, Camp Zama, Japan, Address: 65 th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, USA.
- 5NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Private Mail Bag, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650, Australia.
- 6Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2678, Australia.
- 7College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, 58 Renmin Avenue, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, P. R. China.
- KMID: 2381771
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.4.501
Abstract
- Biting midges belonging to the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were collected by Mosquito Magnet(R) and black light traps at 5 sites on Jeju-do, Republic of Korea (Korea), from May-November 2013 to determine species diversity and seasonal distribution. A total of 4,267 specimens were collected, of which 99.9% were female. The most common species was Culicoides tainanus (91.8%), followed by C. lungchiensis (7.2%) and C. punctatus (0.6%), while the remaining 4 species accounted for <0.5% of all Culicoides spp. that were collected. High numbers of C. tainanus were collected in May, followed by decreasing numbers through August, and then increasing numbers through November when surveillance was terminated. Peak numbers of C. lungchiensis were collected during September, with low numbers collected from May-August and October-November. The presence of C. lungchiensis in Korea was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses.
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