| Culicoides boyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Genus: | Culicoides |
| Subgenus: | Culicoides |
| Species: | C. boyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Culicoides boyi Nielsen, Kristensen & Pape, 2015 [1] | |
Culicoides boyi is a species of midge found in Scandinavia. It can be differentiated from its cogenerated by wing and maxillary palp characteristics. [1] [2]
The species was first described in March 2015 by Søren Achim Nielsen and Michael Kristensen. [2] However, the name-bearing types were not explicitly fixed, violating Article 16.4.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The species was therefore formally (re-)described in November 2015 by Nielsen, Kristensen and a third author, Thomas Pape. [1]
