Culiciodes obsoletus the name of a species (and a species group) of midge

Midge

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s in the subgenus Avaritia.

The species group covers five closely related species:

• Culicoides chiopterus
• Culicoides dewulfi
• Culicoides scoticus
• Culicoides obsoletus
• Culicoides montanus

Sometimes, a reference can be made to the Obsoletus complex. This complex consists of three species, namely:

• Culicoides obsoletus
• Culicoides scoticus
• Culicoides montanus

If reference is made only to Culicoides obsoletus s.str., it means only

• Culicoides obsoletus

Culicoides obsoletus is thought to be the main vector of the BTV8 outbreak in Northern Europe.