Biting midges of Egypt (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Author El-Hawagry, Magdi S. Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9162-5265 elhawagry@gmail.com Author El-Azab, Salah El-Din A. Insect Taxonomy Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt Author Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S. College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6276-1740 Author Al Dhafer, Hathal M. College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4911-2332 text Biodiversity Data Journal 2020 8 52357 52357 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e52357 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e52357 1314-2828-8-e52357 CEB65C20D7855AD294A989CBC7F67ED6 Culicoides stigma (Meigen, 1818) Ceratopogon stigma Meigen, 1818 [ Meigen 1818 : 73]. Type locality: Europe. Culicoides kiefferi Goetghebuer, 1910 [ Goetghebuer 1910 : 96]. Type locality: Belgium. Culicoides cordiformitarsis Carter, 1916 [ Carter 1916 : 134]. Type locality: Egypt. Culicoides unimaculatus Goetghebuer, 1920 [ Goetghebuer 1920 : 57]. Unnecessary new name for kiefferi Goetghebuer. Culicoides stigmoides Callot, Kremer and Deduit, 1962 [ Callot et al. 1962 : 166]. Type locality: France. Distribution NE: Canada. PA: Egypt, Europe (widespread). Local distribution in Egypt: Unknown. Dates of collection in Egypt: Unknown. Notes This species was listed as recorded from Egypt by Steyskal & El-Bialy (1967), but no other published records or specimens have been found.