Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Uranotaeniini > Genus Uranotaenia > Subgenus Uranotaenia
Uranotaenia nataliae Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Larva, pupa and male genitalia structures of Uranotaenia nataliae. A. Dorsal and ventral views of head; B. Dorsal and ventral views of prothorax; C. Lateral hairs of abdominal segment I; D. Lateral view of terminal abdominal segments; E. Trumpet of pupa; F. Dorsal view of the phallosome; G. Lateral view of the disityle; H. Lateral view of the phallosome, I. Tergum IX (Photo: Gallindo et al., 1954).
Larva, pupa and male genitalia structures of Uranotaenia nataliae. A. Dorsal and ventral views of head; B. Dorsal and ventral views of prothorax; C. Lateral hairs of abdominal segment I; D. Lateral view of terminal abdominal segments; E. Trumpet of pupa; F. Dorsal view of the phallosome; G. Lateral view of the disityle; H. Lateral view of the phallosome, I. Tergum IX (Photo: Gallindo et al., 1954).
Larva, pupa and male genitalia structures of Uranotaenia nataliae. A. Dorsal and ventral views of head; B. Dorsal and ventral views of prothorax; C. Lateral hairs of abdominal segment I; D. Lateral view of terminal abdominal segments; E. Trumpet of pupa; F. Dorsal view of the phallosome; G. Lateral view of the disityle; H. Lateral view of the phallosome, I. Tergum IX (Photo: Gallindo et al., 1954).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chaco
    • Córdoba
    • Corrientes
    • Entre Ríos
    • Formosa
    • Jujuy
    • Misiones
    • Salta
    • Tucumán
Record
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
 
Synonyms
  • argenteopennis Peryassu
  • capitis Shannon and Del Ponte
  • noctivaga Neiva and Pinto
  • rowlandii Theobald
Observations
Type locality: Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Habitat and breeding sites
Immature stages have been collected from large open swamps with abundant growth of different types of aquatic vegetation. Females were registered between May and October in Chaco Province, Argentina.
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References
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  • DURET, J. P. 1952. Nueva contribución al conocimiento de la distribución geográfica de los culicidos argentinos. Revista de la Sanidad Militar Argentina 51: 345-356.
  • GALINDO, P., BLANTON, F. S., PEYTON, E. L. 1954. A revision of the Uranotaenia of Panama with notes on other American species of the genus (Diptera, Culicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 47: 107-177.
  • CASTRO, M., GARCÍA, M. 1959 (1960). Notas sobre Culicidae Argentinos (Diptera), p. 599-602. En: J. F. R. Bejarano, E. Del Ponte and R. N. Orfila (ed.), Primeras Jornadas Entomoepidemiológicas Argentinas 2, Buenos Aires.
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