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Table 2 Abundance of Culicoides spp. of the subgenus Avaritia and physiological states calculated from sub-samples of total collections during Trial One

From: Sheep breed and shearing influences attraction and blood-feeding behaviour of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on a UK farm

Species

Physiological status

Cross-breed

Pure-breed

Light-suction trap

Total

C. obsoletus

Unpigmented

1672

1612

322

3606

Pigmented

1714

1482

152

3348

Blood-fed

700

862

6

1568

Gravid

30

12

46

88

Male

20

34

7

61

Total

4136

4002

533

8671

C. scoticus

Unpigmented

870

710

283

1863

Pigmented

377

407

137

921

Blood-fed

1778

570

5

2353

Gravid

15

35

18

68

Male

7

10

19

36

Total

3047

1732

462

5241

C. dewulfi

Unpigmented

368

217

22

607

Pigmented

446

205

17

668

Blood-fed

102

112

0

214

Gravid

5

0

9

14

Male

1

1

4

6

Total

922

535

52

1509

C. chiopterus

Unpigmented

2

1

3

6

Pigmented

73

67

19

159

Blood-fed

63

52

0

115

Gravid

1

0

3

4

Male

1

1

1

3

Total

140

121

26

287

Total

8245

6390

1073

15,708