Table 1.
Maximum dispersal distance of collected Culicoides by day and species/species group (– indicates specimens positive for ovalbumin not collected on this day in any replicate or trap catch)
| Species | Maximum observed dispersal distance (m) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | |
| Subgenus Avaritia Culicoides speciesa | 3125 | 3125 | 3125 | 3125 |
| Culicoides chiopterus b | – | 3125 | – | – |
| Culicoides dewulfi b | 3125 | 247 | 1377 | 6 |
| Culicoides obsoletus b | 3125 | 1385 | 3125 | 3125 |
| Culicoides scoticus b | 3125 | 1385 | 3125 | 1377 |
| Culicoides acrayi | 314 | – | 314 | – |
| Culicoides circumscriptus | 406 | – | – | – |
| Culicoides festivipennis | 406 | 314 | 314 | – |
| Culicoides nubeculosus | 698 | – | 6 | 2542 |
| Culicoides pictipennis | 314 | – | – | – |
| Culicoides pulicaris | 406 | 406 | 3125 | 3125 |
| Culicoides punctatus | 406 | 307 | 710 | 6 |
a
*Based on data from replicates 1–5. Includes number of Culicoides displayed in C. chiopterus, C. dewulfi, C. obsoletus and C. scoticus rows.
b
Species identifications based on multiplex PCR assay of specimens collected in replicates three, four and five only.