Table 4 Origin of blood meals identified through DNA barcode analysis of eight species of Culicoides from two aquatic ecosystems in northern Spain between 2018 and 2019
| Culicoides | Number | Avian hostsa | Mammalian hostsa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgenus | Species | |||
| Avaritia | C. obsoletus | 2 | Sylvia atricapilla (1) | Bos taurus (1) |
| Oecacta | C. griseidorsum | 15 | – | Cervus elaphus (10), Sus scrofa (5) |
| C. alazanicus | 11 | Oriolus oriolus (1), Parus major (1), Pica pica (1), Cettia cetti (1), Carduelis carduelis (1), Turdus merula (3), Turdus philomelos (1), Sylvia atricapilla (1), Columba palumbus (1) | ─ | |
| C. festivipennis | 7 | Oriolus oriolus (1), Emberiza cirlus (1), Parus major (1), Pica pica (1), Sylvia atricapilla (1), Pyrrhula pyrrhula (1), Prunella modularis (1) | ─ | |
| C. kibunensis | 7 | Sylvia atricapilla (3), Turdus merula (2), Chloris chloris (1), Hippolais polyglotta (1) | ─ | |
| C. poperinghensis | 5 | ─ | Cervus elaphus (4), Sus scrofa (1) | |
| C. clastrieri | 5 |
Sylvia atricapilla (2), Turdus merula (1), Columba palumbus (1), Parus major (1) | ─ | |
| C. duddingstoni | 1 | Carduelis carduelis (1) | ─ | |
| Total | 8 | 53 | 14 | 3 |