Scientific Name
Culicoides paraensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi, 1905)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
No-see-um
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Diptera |
| Suborder | Nematocera |
| Infraorder | Culicomorpha |
| Family | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily | Ceratopogoninae |
| Tribe | Culicoidini |
| Genus | Culicoides |
| Species | Culicoides paraensis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Unknown
Habit Tags
- Burrower
Habitat Tags
- lentic-littoral-erosional
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Trophic Class Tags
- Predator-Engulfer
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
12
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kstraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/3/2019 9:36:31 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = General Scope; Specimen ID = WKR-1000011; Sample Code = Biting Fly Survey; Determiner = 87654329; Determination Date = 2002; Record Notes = Count is NOT number of specimens, but is number of encounters.; Preservation Method = Unspecified; Label = Cataloochee; Location Name = Sugarlands Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Host Specimen ID = WKR-500001; Host Scope ID = 7; Collection Method = unspecified; Specimen Count = 21; Source of Coordinates = Label--presumably GPS; Site Notes = Will Reeves' DLIA Grant project data, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004
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