Development of Chandlerella chitwoodae Anderson, 1961 (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) in Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote and Pratt and C. travisi Vargas (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
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Microfilariae of Chandlerella chitwoodae Anderson, 1961 developed to the third stage in the thorax of Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote and Pratt and Culicoides travisi Vargas. Infective larvae were found in the mouth parts of midges fed on infected Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos Brehm and kept at 32 °C for 5 days. Chandlerella chitwoodae may parasitize several species of woodland birds because it is apparently transmitted by vectors with opportunistic feeding habits.