등에모기과(Ceratopogonidae)는 파리목(Diaptera)에 속하는 미소곤충이다. 이 중 사람과 반추류를 포함하는 척추동물을 흡혈하는 점등에모기속(Genus Culicoides)은 세계적으로 1,368종 이상이 보고되었으며 블루텅, 아프 리카 마역 등 60여개 이상의 질병을 매개하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 현재 국내에 서식하는 Culicoides는 37종이 보고되어있으며, 아카바네, 츄찬 등의 질병을 매개한 기록이 있다. 이에 기후변화에 따른 개체 발생양상과 분포 를 조사하고자 본 연구에서는 아열대화 및 해외유입을 고려하여 경상남도, 전라남도, 제주도 세 권역의 축사 15개 지역에서 5월부터 8월까지 유문등을 이용하여 채집하였다. 총 19종 103,365개체가 채집되었고 Culicoides arakaawae(83,922), Culicoides punctatus(11,184), Culicoides tainanus(3,298) 3종이 전체 채집량 중 95.2%를 차지하 였다. 각 샘플을 채집시기별, 종별, 지역별로 정리한 결과, 종다양성이 가장 높은 지역은 13종이 채집된 진주, 가장 낮은 곳은 3종이 채집된 제주5 지점이었다. 보관된 샘플은 유전자원 확보 및 바이러스보유검사 등의 추가실 험을 통해 국내 등에모기 연구를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

The bluetongue is a serious vector-borne viral disease that affect wild and domestic ruminants. It is transmitted by midges belonging to the genus of Culicoides which count more than 1350 species. Since 1998, the disease has been spread in Europe and North Africa in 2000 including Algeria, while Korea reported serotype 1 of the virus on 2015. To know further about the existence and distribution of Culicoides species in Algeria, adult midges were collected from 17 different regions in Algeria from 2009 to 2015. The Interactive Identification Key of Culicoides (IIKC) has been used, followed by molecular identification by the sequencing of partial COI gene. At least 21 genetically different species have been identified. Among them, at least 5 potential virus vector species are present in Algeria. This study provides important insights for the understanding of genetic diversity of Culicoides and the existing potential of bluetongue spread in Algeria.

Biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille are important pests of humans and livestock and many species act as vectors of important medical and veterinary pathogens. Culicoides and other biting flies were collected using black light traps set near nine cowsheds, as described by Kim et al., and New Jersey light traps set at 10 US army installations and one military training site from May to October, 2010– 2011 as part of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency and 65th Medical Brigade (Eighth US Army, Korea) arthropod-borne disease surveillance program. Culicoides spp. were separated and identified to species using the keys and descriptions of Arnaud, Wada and Yu et al. and checklist of Cho and Chong. Kim et al. provided a brief summary of the history of research into the Culicoides fauna of the ROK noting the presence of several species of medical and veterinary importance. There are currently 28 species of Culicoides reported from the ROK and the presence of additional species has been reported by Cho & Chong, Kang & Yu and Lee, suggesting that the fauna has not yet been fully documented. Additionally, recent uses of DNA barcoding, by Bellis et al. have clarified the status of several species of Culicoides elsewhere and if applied more fully to Korean material, will likely reveal more records and perhaps new species. Surveys of adult biting midges from the ROK resulted in the discovery of three species previously not known from the ROK. So a total of 31 species of Culicoides are now known from the ROK. This study reports the presence of C. nasuensis Kitaoka, C. pallidulus Yu and C. jacobsoni Macfie from the ROK and an updated checklist of the Culicoides fauna of the ROK.