Biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in tree hole habitats in Slovakia
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Published Online: Mar 28, 2014
Page range: 61 - 65
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-014-0118-y
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The water-filled tree hole fauna of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Slovakia is documented for the first time. Three Culicoides Latreille and two Dasyhelea Kieffer species were reared from these habitats. Epidemiological significance of C. obsoletus (Meigen, 1818) is briefly discussed.