Sphaeromias faciatus or S. pictus; photographer: Kees Van der Krieke; identified by John Boorman and Art Borkent

Culicoides punctatus female from "Key to the Insects of the Russian Far East"
(submitted by Natalia Brodskaya)

Culicoides sp. (does anyone know the species?)
(submitted by D.M. Wood)

Culicoides tissoti Wirth & Blanton female engorged with blood
(photo by Jerry Butler)
 
 

Culicoides sonorensis Wirth & Jones female blood feeding
(photo by P. Kirk Visscher)