@article{a674bc9c14c54338b1e10b50ca30c991,
title = "Culicoides latreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of the Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest, Hainan Province, China",
abstract = "The biting midge fauna of Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest, Hainan Province, China was sampled on 14 October 2015 using three methods: a pan light trap operated from dusk until dawn the following morning and sweep net and human landing collections performed between 16:15-17:15 hr. Eight species, including two new records for China, Culicoides palawanensis and C. niphanae, and one new record for Hainan, C. circumbasalis, were collected. A key to assist with identification of specimens of these species is provided. DNA barcodes supported the morphological identification of some of these species and identified the potential presence of cryptic species and/or deep population structure in others. The newly recorded species were morphologically similar to species previously reported from Hainan, highlighting the need for further investigation into the taxonomy of biting midges in this region. Species composition and abundance varied considerably between the three collection techniques suggesting that multiple techniques likely provide a more comprehensive sample of biting midge fauna.",
keywords = "Culicoides circumbasalis, Culicoides niphanae, Culicoides palawanensis, DNA barcodes, Taxonomy",
author = "Li, {Jia Hui} and David Gopurenko and Cai, {Du Cheng} and Yang, {Ye Meng} and Rong Hu and Arunrat Thepparat and Wardhana, {April H.} and Kim, {Heung Chul} and Klein, {Terry A.} and Kim, {Myung Soon} and Bellis, {Glenn A.}",
note = "Funding Information: We are very grateful to Hainan Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve Authority for allowing the collection of specimens and to Professor Xuncong Ji, Institute of Plant Protection, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, for inviting GAB to Haikou, Hainan for an academic exchange, which facilitated this collaboration. This project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC No. 31660129) to Jiahui Li and Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 20163044) to Jiahui Li. Partial support was provided by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSCGEIS), Silver Spring Maryland. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the US Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the US Government. Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2017 Magnolia Press.",
year = "2017",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.11646/zootaxa.4227.1.2",
language = "English",
volume = "4227",
pages = "49--60",
journal = "Zootaxa",
issn = "1175-5326",
publisher = "Magnolia Press",
number = "1",
}