Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Culex
Culex brethesi Dyar, 1919
Pupa and male genitalia structures of Culex brethesi Dyar. a=cephalothorax; b=metathorax and abdomen; c=lateral plate of male genitalia; d=IX tergum of male genitalia (Photo: Rossi 2006).
Pupa and male genitalia structures of Culex brethesi Dyar. a=cephalothorax; b=metathorax and abdomen; c=lateral plate of male genitalia; d=IX tergum of male genitalia (Photo: Rossi 2006).
Pupa and male genitalia structures of Culex brethesi Dyar. a=cephalothorax; b=metathorax and abdomen; c=lateral plate of male genitalia; d=IX tergum of male genitalia (Photo: Rossi 2006).
Larva of Culex brethesi Dyar. a=thorax and abdominal segments I-VI; b=head; c=abdominal segments VII-X. PS=pecten spines; CS=comb scales (Photo: Rossi 2006).
Larva of Culex brethesi Dyar. a=thorax and abdominal segments I-VI; b=head; c=abdominal segments VII-X. PS=pecten spines; CS=comb scales (Photo: Rossi 2006).
Wing of Culex brethesi Dyar (Photo: G.C. Rossi).
Wing of Culex brethesi Dyar (Photo: G.C. Rossi).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chubut
    • Córdoba
    • Corrientes
    • Entre Ríos
    • Jujuy
    • La Pampa
    • Mendoza
    • Misiones
    • Río Negro
    • Salta
    • Santa Fe
    • Santiago del Estero
    • Tucumán
Record
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Bolivia
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Observations
Type locality: San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae and pupae of Culex brethesi have been collected in large swamp marsh depressions with grasses, sunlight, pH between 5.50 and 6.79, together with larvae of Aedeomyia squamipennis, Nyssorhynchus albitarsis, Anopheles annulipalpis, Culex idottus and species of Mansonia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia. Larvae were also collected in ponds and pools with or without grass. Some specimens were collected in association with larvae of Culex dolosus and Culex maxi.
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References
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