Culiciodes obsoletus the name of a species (and a species group) of midges in the subgenus Avaritia. The species group covers five closely related species: * Culicoides chiopterus * Culicoides dewulfi * Culicoides scoticus * Culicoides obsoletus * Culicoides montanus Sometimes, a reference can be made to the Obsoletus complex. This complex consists of three species, namely: * Culicoides obsoletus * Culicoides scoticus * Culicoides montanus If reference is made only to Culicoides obsoletus s.str., it means only * Culicoides obsoletus