Descriptions of immature stages of six Culicoides Latreille spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from desert mountain ranges in southern California, with notes on life histories and rearing technique

摘要

The eggs, larvae and pupae of Culicoides freeborni, C. lahontan, C. boydi and C. cacticola; the egg and larva of C. brookmani; and the egg of C. utahensis are described. Immature stages described were primarily from laboratory-reared material obtained from gravid, field-collected females to assure a correct association with the adult. Observations on life history and behaviour are included.