Uslu, U.Dik, B.2020-03-262020-03-2620060269-283Xhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00626.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/20767This study was carried out in the northeast region of Konya in Turkey, between April and December 2004, to determine the vertical distribution of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) larvae and pupae. Larvae and pupae were collected using the saturated sugar flotation technique in mud samples taken from a range of depths of up to 20 cm. In total, 282 adult Culicoides were obtained. The number of larvae and pupae decreased as the depth increased; at 2.5 cm, 97 Culicoides larvae and 73 Culicoides pupae were found. Larvae and pupae of C. nubeculosus (Meigen) and C. puncticollis (Becker) were mostly found in organic matter-rich breeding sites, while larvae and pupae of C. gejgelensis Dzhafarov and C. festivipennis Kieffer were mostly found in organic matter-poor breeding sites. Culicoides larvae and pupae were obtained largely in July and August.en10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00626.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCulicoides spp.Dipteravertical distributionTurkeyArticle20335035217044889Q1WOS:000241155500014Q1