1Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India..
2Department of Zoology, Sreegopal Banerjee College, Bagati, Mogra, Hooghly, 712148, West Bengal, India..
Zootaxa. 2023 Mar 30;5258(4):405-428. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.4.3.
The seven species of Culicoides spp. belonging to the Aterinervis Group of subgenus Hoffmania Fox reported from India are revised. The study is based on type material and fresh specimens trapped during the Annual Biodiversity Assessment (2nd & 4th) of Neora Valley National Park (NVNP) in the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya of India. Comparative redescriptions of adult male and female of Culicoides isoregalis, C. neoregalis, C. pararegalis, C. pseudoregalis, C. quasiregalis, C. regalis and C. subregalis are provided along with the formal transfer of the nominate species, Culicoides aterinervis from subgenus Culicoides Latreille to Hoffmania. A key to the Indian species belonging to the Aterinervis group is provided along with a list of the Culicoides species present in the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas.
修订了在印度报告的属于蚊属亚属霍夫曼亚属 Aterinervis 组的七种库蠓。该研究基于在印度大吉岭-锡金喜马拉雅山的 Neora 谷国家公园（NVNP）进行的年度生物多样性评估（第 2 次和第 4 次）期间捕获的模式标本和新鲜标本。对库蠓 isoregalis、C. neoregalis、C. pararegalis、C. pseudoregalis、C. quasiregalis、C. regalis 和 C. subregalis 成虫雌雄的重新描述，以及将指名种库蠓 aterinervis 从蚊属库蠓 Latreille 正式转移到霍夫曼亚属。提供了印度属 Aterinervis 组的物种的关键，以及在大吉岭-锡金喜马拉雅山存在的库蠓物种的列表。
