Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33, 856-858

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Jacqueline Mair and Alison Blackwell (1996)
Mating behavior of Culicoides nubeculosus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology 33 (5), 856-858
Abstract: The mating behavior of the biting midge Culicoides nubeculosus (Meigen) was characterized by a number of distinct stages using laboratory-bred insects (48-h-old males and 24- to 48-h-old females). Contact appeared to be required to initiate mating by the male; and most mating attempts involved some degree of female resistance to mate. It is suggested that the female may assess the fitness of the male by the vigor of his response to her unreceptive behavior.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alison Blackwell

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Culicoides nubeculosus United Kingdom
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