Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Sabethini > Genus Isostomyia
Isostomyia paranensis (Bèthes, 1910)
Adults of Isostomyia paranensis. A., dorsal aspect of female; B. lateral aspect of abdomen of female; C. lateral aspect of thorax of female; D. lateral aspect of head of male; E. lateral aspect of legs of female; F. claws of female; G. claws of male (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Adults of Isostomyia paranensis. A., dorsal aspect of female; B. lateral aspect of abdomen of female; C. lateral aspect of thorax of female; D. lateral aspect of head of male; E. lateral aspect of legs of female; F. claws of female; G. claws of male (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Adults of Isostomyia paranensis. A., dorsal aspect of female; B. lateral aspect of abdomen of female; C. lateral aspect of thorax of female; D. lateral aspect of head of male; E. lateral aspect of legs of female; F. claws of female; G. claws of male (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Male genitalia structures of Isostomyia paranensis. A. dorsal view; B. tergite IX; C. proctiger; D. aedeagus, with parameres and basal pieces (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Male genitalia structures of Isostomyia paranensis. A. dorsal view; B. tergite IX; C. proctiger; D. aedeagus, with parameres and basal pieces (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Pupa of Isostomyia paranensis. A. cephalothorax; B. abdomen and paddle (P) (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Pupa of Isostomyia paranensis. A. cephalothorax; B. abdomen and paddle (P) (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Larva of Isostomyia paranensis. A. head, Dm: dorsomentum, Mx: maxila; B. thorax and abdominal segments I–VI; C. abdominal segments VII, VIII and X with siphon (S), CS: comb scale (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
Larva of Isostomyia paranensis. A. head, Dm: dorsomentum, Mx: maxila; B. thorax and abdominal segments I–VI; C. abdominal segments VII, VIII and X with siphon (S), CS: comb scale (Photo: Campos & Zavortink, 2010).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Corrientes
    • Misiones
Record
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Observations
Old references refer to Runchomyia (Runchomyia) paranensis. It is currently located in the genus Isostomyia. This species was synonymized under lunatus (Theobald) by Lane & Cerqueira (1942) but resurrected by García & Casal (1965). Some of the argentine literature refers to this species as lunatum (lunatus) (Mitchel & Darsie, 1985). The taxonomic location of this species was clarified in Campos and Zavortink (2010).
Habitat and breeding sites
Isostomyia paranensis is sylvan and associated with areas that flood. Immature stages were found living in leaf axils of Androtrichum giganteum (Cyperaceae), coexisting with larvae of Wyeomyia leocostigma in spite of the low water volume retained by the plants. Third- and fourth-instar larvae of Isostomyia paranensis are facultative predators. They usually grab mosquito prey by the mid-abdomen, ingest the internal tissue, and then reject the skin. Adults are present from October to May in Argentina, with maximum abundance in March and April, and are most active at sundown (Maciá 1995).
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References
  • DURET, J. P. 1951c. Contribución al conocimiento de la distribución geográfica de los culicidos Argentinos. (Diptera-Culicidae). Parte IV. Revista de la Sanidad Militar Argentina 50 (3): 372-388.
  • CASTRO, M., GARCÍA, M., BRESSANELLO, M. D. 1959 (1960). Diptera Culicidae Culicinae, p. 547-562. En: J. F. R. Bejarano, E. Del Ponte and R. N. Orfila (ed.), Primeras Jornadas Entomoepidemiológicas Argentinas 2, Buenos Aires.
  • GARCÍA, M., CASAL, O. H. 1965. Culicidae (Diptera) del Delta del Paraná II. Apuntes sistemáticos y biológicos. Delta Paraná 5 (8): 5-16.
  • BELKIN, J. N., SCHICK, R. X., HEINEMANN, S. 1968. Mosquito studies (Diptera, Culicidae). XI. Mosquitoes originally described from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Contribution of the American Entomological Institute 4 (1): 9-29.
  • KNIGHT, K. L., STONE, A. 1977. A catalog of the mosquitoes of the world (Diptera: Culicidae), 2nd ed. Thomas Say Foundation, Entomological Society of American 6: 1-611.
  • MITCHELL, C. J., DARSIE, R. F. JR. 1985. Mosquitoes of Argentina. Part II. Geographic distribution and bibliography (Diptera, Culicidae). Mosquito Systematics 17 (4): 279-362.
  • CAMPOS, R. E., MACIÁ, A. 1998. Culicidae. Cap. 28. En Morrone, J. J. & Coscarón, S. (Eds.) Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos: Una pespectiva biotaxonómica. (pp. 291-303). La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Sur.
  • CAMPOS, R. E., ZAVORTINK, T. J. 2010. Description of the larva and pupa and redescription of the adults of Isostomyia paranensis (Brèthes) (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa 2689: 27-36.
  • ROSSI, G. C. 2015. Annotated checklist, distribution, and taxonomic bibliography of the mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) of Argentina. Check List 11 (4): 1712.
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