First description of the immature stages of and a redescription of adults from China (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae).

The fourth instar larva and pupa of Yu, 2005 are described and illustrated using a Scanning Electron Microscope. The adult male and female of this species are redescribed. Immatures were collected from flooded soil near a pond in Xiaojiawan village, Guizhou province, China and reared in the laboratory.

A species checklist of the subgenus Culicoides (Avaritia) in China, with a description of a new species (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae).

A checklist of the subgenus Culicoides (Avaritia Fox) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: ) in China, currently including 57 species, is provided. Their full citations, more detailed locations of the type locality, and distribution of each species by province, and/or state of each species are also provided. Culicoides (Avaritia) fenggangensis Liu & Hou, is described and illustrated, based on both male and female specimens from China.