THE
CERATOPOGONIDAE INFORMATION EXCHANGE
The
CIE, issued twice a year (no subscription costs but donations to help
with
photocopying/mailing costs are welcomed), was
begun in 1968 as a newsletter to
facilitate communication between workers interested in Ceratopogonidae. The format is extremely
flexible. Contributions may be of any
length and deal
with any subject having some bearing on the study of ceratopogonids. For
example, contributors may report their
current interests or plans, observations or techniques of probable
value to the
readership,
requests for addresses, study material or reprints, or any other
matter of concern. The newsletter serves
also as a bulletin for planning
and communicating information on meetings,
symposia, workshops and so forth.
Finally, there is in every issue a compilation of recent
literature in
the field.
Any
person(s) wishing to contribute to the newsletter or to receive future
issues
via e-mail should contact:
Dr.
C.
Department
of Biology Phone:
615-460-6221
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CIE Vol.
79 – May 2007 -The Ceratopogonidae Information Exchange
Newsletter
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings! I hope this finds you in good health and still engaged in studies of the Ceratopogonidae.
have received queries from individuals who visited the CIE website. One person sent an excellent description of his party’s
experience with biting midges at the Rio Negro in
time on the
"I was exposed to the pest of the sand-flies, which, every afternoon, from four to six, swarm in millions, causing by their bites on the face,
ears, and hands, the most painful irritation".
My
thanks again to colleagues who graciously assisted me in responding via
e-mail
to individuals with questions about biting
midges.
Much research has occurred during the past 6 months as can be seen in
the 78 publications, mostly in refereed journals, that
appear in the Recent
Literature section. Please continue to
send me print or electronic copies of your publications.
Periodically,
I state my need for your financial assistance. My
out-of-pocket costs for postage in mailing issues to subscribers
without e-mail
access is typically $20-25 U.S.D. Please consider sending funds to
offset these
fees as well as the $816.00 costs
that I paid to print and mail issues prior to
converting to e-mail distribution.
Volume 80 of this newsletter will appear before mid-December,
2007. Please send research summaries,
requests for
information,
etc. to me by Friday, December 7th.
With kind regards,
Steve Murphree
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Recent
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New CIE Subscribers/Address
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New
Subscribers: Gabriel
Mendoza Riquelme |
Address
Changes: Wayne Kramer, Associate Professor Department of Entomology
Louisiana State University Agricultural
Center
Vanessa Racloz
Yehuda
Braverman
Maria Dolores
Ortega
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Contributions from
Scientists:
Dr. Art Borkent
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Telephone: (250) 833-0931. Fax: (250) 832-2146. e-mail: aborkent@jetstream.net
I have extra copies of the following works. If anyone wants them, please let me know. Art Borkent
Atchley, W.R. 1970. A
biosystematic study of the subgenus Selfia of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
of
Macfie, and a discussion of the male generic
Say in the Australian region. Proceedings of the Linnaean
of Echinohelea Macfie. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society
Debenham, M.L. 1970. Australasian
Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera). Part
XIV: The genus Serromyia Meigen. Proceedings
of the Linnaean Society of
tribes Heteromyiini and Sphaeromiini. Australian Journal of
Vargas,
L. 1949. Lista de los Culicoides
Vargas, L. 1953. Beltranmyia
n. Subgen. de Culicoides (Insecta:
Heleidae). Instituto de
Salubridad y Enfermedades Tropicales 13:33-36.
Vanessa
Racloz
e-mail: vanessa.racloz@bvet.admin.ch
Culicoides Surveillance in Switzerland Feb. 7th 2007
surveillance was mainly created due to the emerging threat of Bluetongue disease in neighboring countries, and forms part of a Ph.D.
program entitled ‘The establishment of an early warning system for vector-borne diseases’. Along with this entomological part,
serological sampling is also conducted in strategically placed sentinel herds throughout
considered at ‘higher risk’ of vector presence, focusing on the canton of Ticino and collecting samples during the months of June to
September. Due to its neighboring location to Italy and its specific micro-climate, Ticino was considered as a higher-risk zone for both
the occurrence of BTV and its vectors, as well as being the location where a single specimen of C. imicola was found in 2003
(Cagienard et al., 2006). From 2004-2006, 7 trapping sites were studied at a weekly frequency in the canton of Ticino, and due to
the present BT situation in northern Europe, two additional sentinel herds and entomological traps were set-up in the canton of Basel,
situated near the borders of Germany and France.
Samples are firstly microscopically analyzed according to the protocol established by the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) to determine
the frequency of various Culicoides spp and groups, mainly C. imicola, C. obsoletus and C. pulicaris. Secondly, a proportion of the
samples are directly analysed by PCR to confirm the absence of C. imicola (Cetre-Sossah et al., 2004) in the
in
Along with Culicoides composition and abundance, climatic and geographical data are collected. At the actual trap sites, maximum and
minimum temperature along with altitude are recorded, whilst figures for wind speed and relative humidity have been collected from local
weather stations. Results of the past two years have shown similar abundance and composition levels, although a full analysis is yet to be
completed for 2006.
Culicoides data from 2005
and for the present time have been classed as senso largo. The figures show certain samples of dewulfi and others, yet these were males
identified in the samples.
The last figure demonstrates where the sentinel herds are located in
(green stars), and is based on a map which highlights areas suitable for Culicoides presence according to temperature, rainfall and altitude.
It is planned for the project to continue the sentinel herd surveillance in 2007.
Dr.
Wayne L. Kramer
Colleagues,
I joined the faculty
in the
Department of Entomology at
medical importance, primarily mosquitoes. I
will be helping on a couple of Culicoides projects and
I look forward
to spending some
time working on the punkies.
Regards,
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Brooks, S.E., J.M. Cumming, J.E. O’Hara, J.H. Skevington and B.E. Cooper. 2007. Diptera types in
the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Supplement. Third edition. North American
Dipterists Society Website [http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Catalogs/CNCtypes/suppl.htm]
Diaz, F.,
Ronderos, M.M. & G.R. Spinelli. 2005. The immatures of the Neotropical
species Culicoides venezuelensis
Ortiz
& Mirsa (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Transactions of
the American Entomological Society 131(3-4):
375-385.
Dik, B.,
Yaggi, S. and Y.-M. Linton. 2006. A review of species diversity and
distribution of Culicoides Latreille,
1809 (Diptera :
Ceratopogonidae) in
Huerta, H. 2007. Datos
Zoologica Mexicana 23(1): 23-28.
Spinelli, G.
R. & C. G. Cazorla. 2006. A new
predaceous
midge of the Palpomyia tibialis group
from northeastern
(Diptera : Ceratopogonidae). Revista de
Biologia Tropical 54(3): 1067-1070.
Spinelli, G.
R., Marino, P. I. & P. Posadas. 2006. The
Patagonian
species of the genus Atrichopogon
Kieffer, with a
biogeographic analysis based on Forcipomyiinae (Diptera:
Ceratopogonidae). Insect
Systematics & Evolution 37(3): 301-324.
Carroll, S.
P. & J. Loye. 2006. Field
test of a
lemon eucalyptus repellent against Leptoconops
biting midges. Journal of the
American
Mosquito Control Association 22(3): 483-485.
Felippe-Bauer. 2007. Seasonal allergic dermatitis in sheep in southern
Ceratopogonidae).Vet. Parasitol. 145(1-2):181-185.
Jacobsen,
R.E. & M.R. Williamson. 2006.
Comparison of
distribution patterns of ceratopogonid midges along nutrient
gradients in the
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Langner, K.
F. A., Darpel, K. E., Denison, E., Drolet, B.
S., Leibold, W., Mellor, P. S., Mertens, P. P. C., Nimtz, M., &
Greiser-Wilke. 2007.
Collection and analysis of salivary proteins from the biting midge Culicoides nubeculosus (Diptera:
Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical
Entomology 44(2):238-248.
R., Defrance, T., Delecolle, J.C., Baldet, T., Haubruge, E., Frederic, F., Bortels, J. & G. Simonon. 2007. Biting midges
overwintering in
PCR assays for members of the Culicoides obsoletus and
virus
Rohani, A.,
Khadri, M.S. & H.L. Lee. 2006.
Microalgae
associated with Leptoconops breeding
sites in selected sandy beaches of
Ronderos, M.
M., Spinelli, G. R. & F. Diaz. 2006.
Observations on
the immatures of Dasyhelea necrophila
Spinelli & Rodriguez
in laboratory (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae). Transactions
of the American Entomological Society (
Siroky, P.,
Jandzik, D., Mikulicek, P., Moravec, J. & I.
Orszagh.
2007. Leptoconops bezzii (Diptera:
Ceratopogonidae)
parasitizing tortoises Testudo
graeca (Testudines: Testudinidae) in mountain ranges of
[e-publication ahead of print].
Venter, G. J.
& K. G. Hermanides. 2006.
Comparison of
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imicola and other
livestock-associated Culicoides
species in
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Other Pathogens
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Anonymous. 2006.
International epizootic department fears
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Anonymous. 2007. RLV:
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RT-PCR assay for detection of genome segment 7 (VP7 gene) from 24 BTV serotypes. J Virol. Methods 141(2):188-197.
Athmaram,
T.N., Bali, G., Kahng, G.G. &
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Bhattacharya,
B., Noad, R.J. & P. Roy. 2007.
Interaction
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necessary for
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Biteau-Coroller,
F., Gerbier, G., Staerk, K. D. C., Grillet,
C., Albina, E., Zientara, S. & F. Roger. 2006.
Performance
evaluation of a
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Microbiology 118(1-2):57-66.
Böhm, M., Piran, C.L., White, J.C., Smith,
L. & M.R. Hutchings. 2007. Wild deer as a source of infection
for
livestock and
humans in the
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Breard, E.,
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quality of ram semen. Veterinary Record
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Molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotype 4 isolated in the
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strain HbC(3).
Cosgrove, C.
L., Day, K. P. & B. C. Sheldon. 2006.
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O. K., Traore, A.
K., Nutman, T. B., Traore, S. F. & A. D Klion. 2006. Safety
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A. D., Coulibaly, S., Diallo, A., Traore, A. K., Traore, S. F., Nutman,
T. B.,
Klion, A. D. & Y. I.
Coulibaly. 2006.
Ultrasound assessment of subclinical hydroceles
in a community coendemic for Wuchereria
bancrofti and
Mansonella perstans. American Journal of Tropical
Medicine and
Hygiene 75(5), Suppl. S: 37.
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in the Brazilian Amazon: proposed
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Morales, M. A.,Baroni, P.,
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Evidence of a new genotype of Oropouche
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of full-length
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