An update catalogue of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of Mexico and their known distribution by state

Alejandro Mendez-Andrade1, Sergio Ibáñez Bernal2, Alejandro Mendez Andrade1, Sergio Ibáñez Bernal3

1 INECOL, XALAPA, Mexico; 2 INECOL, XALAPA, Mexico; 3 INECOL, Lázaro cárdenas 146 edificio 11 dep, XALAPA, Mexico

Corresponding author(s): Alejandro Mendez-Andrade (alejandromendezand@gmail.com)Sergio Ibáñez Bernal

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Resource Citation

Mendez-Andrade A, Ibáñez Bernal S (2023): An update catalogue of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of Mexico and their known distribution by state. v1.2. ZooKeys. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.pensoft.net/resource?r=culicoidesofmexico&v=1.2

Abstract

An updated catalogue of Culicoides of Mexico is presented. It includes 86 species with their regional distribution and corresponding record references, known immature stages and associated pathogens. 

Keywords: Occurrence, species list, biting midges, Neotropical, Nearctic

Project details

Project title: Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of hematophagous Ceratopogonidae (Insecta: Diptera) and their implication as hemosporidia vectors according to anthropogenic environmental modification in central Veracruz.
Personnel: Alejandro Mendez-Andrade, Sergio Ibáñez Bernal

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.pensoft.net/resource?r=culicoidesofmexico

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic ranks
Genus: Culicoides

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic ranks
Family: Ceratopogonidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The data includes information from Mexico and its states.
Coordinates: 13°24'39.6''N and 32°59'24''N Latitude; 124°37'44.4''W and 85°25'48''W Longitude 

Methods

Method step description: n/a
Study extent description: Covers the historical records of Culicoides in Mexico and in each of its states. 
Sampling description: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to obtain the historical records of the species reported in Mexico and its states. 

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive An update catalogue of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of Mexico and their known distribution by state
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Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.pensoft.net/archive.do?r=culicoidesofmexico
Publication date of data: 2023-05-17
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-05-17
Hierarchy level: Dataset