Ceratopogoninae
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Ceratopogonini |
Ceratopogoninae is a subfamily of biting midges. The larvae are elongate and without proleg or hook. Most larvae of this subfamily are predacious. Adults generally take vertebrate blood or attack other insects.
[edit] References
- Elson-Harris, M.M. 1990. Keys to the immature stages of some Australian Ceratopogonidae. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 29: 267-275.
- Mullen, G.R. and L.J. Hribar. 1988. Biology and feeding behavior of ceratopogonid larvae (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in North America. Bulletin of the Society for Vector Ecology 13: 60-81.
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