Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Punkie \Punk"ie\, n. [Orig. unknown.]
   A minute biting fly of the genus {Ceratopogon} or allied
   genus of the family {Chironomid[ae]}, found in swarms in
   various densely wooded or mountaneous regions. [U. S.]

Source : WordNet®

punkie
     n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and
         birds and other insects [syn: {punky}, {punkey}, {no-see-um},
          {biting midge}]