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Species Diversity and Seasonal Distribution of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Jeju-do, Republic of Korea

  • Kim, Heung Chul (5 th Medical Detachment, 168 th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65 th Medical Brigade) ;
  • Bellis, Glenn A. (Charles Darwin University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Soon (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Klein, Terry A. (Public Health Command Region-Pacific) ;
  • Gopurenko, David (NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute) ;
  • Cai, Du-Cheng (College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University) ;
  • Seo, Hyun-Ji (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Cho, In-Soo (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency) ;
  • Park, Jee-Yong (Foreign Animal Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
  • Received : 2010.06.22
  • Accepted : 2010.10.03
  • Published : 2015.08.31

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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