Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Allimanta
Culex tramazayguesi Duret, 1954
Male genitalia structures of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Gonocoxite; B. Detail of gonostylus; C. Lateral plate; D. Paraproct (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male genitalia structures of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Gonocoxite; B. Detail of gonostylus; C. Lateral plate; D. Paraproct (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male genitalia structures of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Gonocoxite; B. Detail of gonostylus; C. Lateral plate; D. Paraproct (Photo: M. Laurito).
Pupa and male genitalia of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Cephalothorax; B. Metanotum and abdomen; C. Male genitalia (Photo: Casal & García, 1968).
Pupa and male genitalia of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Cephalothorax; B. Metanotum and abdomen; C. Male genitalia (Photo: Casal & García, 1968).
Larva of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Thorax and abdominal segments I–VI; B. Dorsomentum; C. Head; D. Comb scales; E. Pecten spines; F. Abdominal segments VII–X. A = antenna, M = mesothorax, P = prothorax, S = siphon, T = metathorax, I–X = abdominal segments (Photo: Casal & García, 1968).
Larva of Culex tramazayguesi. A. Thorax and abdominal segments I–VI; B. Dorsomentum; C. Head; D. Comb scales; E. Pecten spines; F. Abdominal segments VII–X. A = antenna, M = mesothorax, P = prothorax, S = siphon, T = metathorax, I–X = abdominal segments (Photo: Casal & García, 1968).
Semipermanent puddle where the immature states of Culex tramazaiguesi develop (Photo: M. Laurito).
Semipermanent puddle where the immature states of Culex tramazaiguesi develop (Photo: M. Laurito).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Córdoba
    • La Rioja
    • Mendoza
    • Neuquén
    • Río Negro
    • San Juan
Other distribution
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Observations
Type locality: Monte Coman, Mendoza Province, Argentina (Duret 1954a).
"This species was originally placed in the subgenus Culex but Casal & García (1968b) created a new subgenus, Allimanta, for it." (Mitchell & Darsie, 1985).

Disease relations: unknown.
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae of Culex tramazayguesi have been collected from shallow puddles under extreme environmental conditions of conductivity, dissolved solids, salinity and alkalinity. The species was found coexisting with Culex apicinus.
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References
  • DURET, J. P. 1954a. Nuevo mosquito argentino. (Diptera, Culicidae). Neotropica, La Plata 1 (2): 23-26.
  • BACHMANN, A. O., CASAL, O. H. 1962d (1963). Mosquitoes argentinos que crían en aguas salobres y saladas. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 25: 21-27.
  • BIANCHINI, N., BIANCHINI, J. P., ASTEGIANO, M. 1965 (1967). Especies de mosquitos de la provincia de Córdoba (Diptera, Culicidae). Segundas Jornadas Entomoepidemiológicas Argentinas 2: 191-194.
  • BRAM, R. A. 1967. Classification of Culex subgenus Culex in the New World (Diptera: Culicidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120 (3557): 1-122
  • 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.
  • CASAL, O. H., GARCÍA, M. 1968b. Culex (Allimanta), nuevo subgénero para Culex (Culex) tramazayguesi Duret, 1954 (Diptera, Culicidae). Physis, Buenos Aires 27 (75): 329-335.
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  • 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.
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