New mosquito records (Diptera: Culicidae) from northwestern Argentina

The geographic distributions of Aedes casali, Ae. meprai, Culex acharistus, Cx. bidens, Cx. coronator, Cx. dolosus, Cx. saltanensis, Cx. imitator, Haemagogus janthinomys and Psorophora cyanescens are extended. This contribution updates the mosquito fauna listed for Argentina, increasing the number o...

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Autores: Linares, Mario A., Laurito, Magdalena, Visintin, Andrés M., Rossi, Gustavo Carlos, Stein, Marina, Almirón, Walter
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/86301
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/86301
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biología
Chaco
Distribution
Monte
Mosquito diversity
Prepuna
Yungas
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Sumario:The geographic distributions of Aedes casali, Ae. meprai, Culex acharistus, Cx. bidens, Cx. coronator, Cx. dolosus, Cx. saltanensis, Cx. imitator, Haemagogus janthinomys and Psorophora cyanescens are extended. This contribution updates the mosquito fauna listed for Argentina, increasing the number of species for the provinces of Jujuy, La Rioja and Santiago del Estero from 55 to 62, 22 to 25 and 25 to 26, respectively. Data on collection localities, habitat of immature stages, and health importance are also presented.