Table 2.
Number and origin of specimens belonging to the Obsoletus group included in each of the three ring trials (RT)
| Species | No. and origin of specimens 1 |
RT1 |
RT2a |
RT2b |
RT3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground midge | DNA sample | DNA sample | Whole midge | ||
|
Culicoides chiopterus |
12 BE, 21 FR, 6 NL, 17 GB |
4 ♀ + 3 ♂ |
1 ♂ |
2 ♀ + 2 ♂ |
44 ♀ |
|
Culicoides dewulfi |
14 BE, 22 FR, 6 NL, 1 CH 12 GB |
3 ♀ + 4 ♂ |
1 ♀ |
2 ♀ + 2 ♂ |
43 ♀ |
|
Culicoides obsoletus |
12 BE, 19 FR, 6 NL, 1 CH, 19 GB |
4 ♀ + 3 ♂ |
1 ♂ |
2 ♀ + 2 ♂ |
45 ♀ |
|
Culicoides scoticus |
15 BE, 28 CO, 6 FR, 6 NL, 1 GB |
3 ♀ + 4 ♂ |
1 ♀ |
2 ♀ + 2 ♂ |
44 ♀ |
|
Culicoides imicola |
26 FR |
2 ♀ |
|
2 ♀ |
22 ♀ |
|
Culicoides newsteadi |
13 FR |
1 ♀ |
|
1 ♀ |
11 ♀ |
|
Culicoides pulicaris |
1 FR |
1 ♀ |
|
|
|
|
Culicoides nubeculosus |
1 FR |
1 ♀ |
|
|
|
| Forcipomyia bipunctata | 13 FR | 1 ♀ | 1 ♀ | 11 ♀ |
1BE: Belgium, FR: French mainland, CO: Corsica, NL: the Netherlands, CH: Switzerland, GB: United-Kingdom.