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Culicinae
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Mansoniini
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Coquillettidia
> Subgenus
Rhynchotaenia
Coquillettidia shannoni (Lane and Antunes, 1937)
Female of Coquillettidia shannoni (Photo: M. Laurito).
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
- Argentina
- Chaco
- Corrientes
- Entre Ríos
- Formosa
- Misiones
- Salta
Other distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Paraguay, Venezuela
- Sin registros/no records .
Larva and pupa unknown.
Eggs usually adhered to aquatic plants and larvae get air from them. Adults are large, aggressive biters and mostly zoophilic, but opportunistic in their preferences.
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