Culicoides bolitinos explained

Culicoides bolitinos is an African species of bloodsucking fly that breeds in the dung of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), the blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), and cattle (Bosraces).^[1] It is considered a possible vector for African horse sickness.^[2] It is closely related to Culicoides imicola.

Further reading

• Paweska. J. T.. Venter. G. J.. Hamblin. C.. A comparison of the susceptibility of Culicoides imicola and C. bolitinos to oral infection with eight serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 19. 2. 2005. 200–207. 0269-283X. 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00560.x. 15958026 .

External links

• • ADW

Notes and References

1. Meiswinkel R. Afrotropical Culicoides: a redescription of C. (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) with description of the closely allied C. (A.) bolitinos sp. nov. reared from the dung of the African buffalo, blue wildebeest and cattle in South Africa. . Onderstepoort J Vet Res . 1989 . 56 . 1 . 23–39 . 2726191 .
2. Meiswinkel R, Baylis M, Labuschagne K . Stabling and the protection of horses from Culicoides bolitinos (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a recently identified vector of African horse sickness. . Bull Entomol Res . 2000 . 90 . 6 . 509–15 . 10.1017/s0007485300000626 . 11107252 .