[Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from continental Portugal and Porto Santo]. / Les culicoïdes (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) du Portugal continental et de Porto Santo.

ABSTRACT

The authors report the first results of a study about Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) caught in Portugal. They show the existence of 14 species hitherto unknown in Portugal, which now brings the number of known species in Portugal to 41. C. algecirensis, C. newsteadi and C. scoticus are present in Porto-Santo.