Abstract
Both larval and pupal stages of Culicoides innoxius Sen & Das Gupta and pupal stages of C. huffi Causey are described and illustrated. All specimens were collected from the Lower Gangetic plains of West Bengal. Larvae of C. innoxius were obtained from rotten banana stem, while a single pupa of C. huffi was collected from an irrigation channel associated with the rice agroecosystem. A pictorial pupal key of the species of the genus reported from India is provided.
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