''Culicoides paraensis'' is a species of
midge
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found from the northern
United States
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to
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
, which acts as the vector of the
Oropouche fever virus.
References
paraensis
Diptera of North America
Diptera of South America
Insects described in 1905
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