A LARVAL HABITAT OF THE BITING MIDGE CULICOIDES BREVITARSIS KIEFFER (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE)

Abstract

The finding of immature stages of Culicoides brevitarsis Kieffer in cow dung in south‐east Queensland is described. The implications of such a habitat are that this may be a cosmopolitan species, hence that its status and relationships need clarification; that its potential as a vector of disease is increased thereby; and that it poses control problems in range management but should facilitate laboratory investigation of the species. Copyright © 1966, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved