Biting Midges or Ceratopogonids Midges

Biting Midges or Ceratopogonids Midges: General Description Biting midges are small flies (0.5–5.0 mm long; an average of 1.6 mm) and belong to the order Diptera. Adult biting midges are usually distinguished by their dark color (brown or black) and the absence of simple eyes. Simple eyes are absent. Credit: Slama, Babba. and Chaker Culicoides spp. The antennae are densely…

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Midges

The midges are small, delicate insects, and they appear in huge gatherings in their places of spread near the various aquatic environments, where they live in their incomplete stages. They belong to the order Diptera, and it is divided into two types: I- Biting midges (Sand Flies, No-See-Ums, Punkies, or Black Gnats): The females have piercing-sucking mouthparts and may attack…

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