Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Culex
Culex chidesteri Dyar, 1921
Abdomen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Abdomen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Abdomen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Lateral plate of male specimen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Lateral plate of male specimen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Paraproct of male specimen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Paraproct of male specimen of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Larval siphon of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Larval siphon of Culex chidesteri (Photo: M. Laurito).
Puddle semipermanent where the immature states of Culex chidesteri develop (Photo: M. Laurito)
Puddle semipermanent where the immature states of Culex chidesteri develop (Photo: M. Laurito)
Small lagoon with vegetation (Pistia sp.) where the immature states of Culex chidesteri develop (Photo: M. Laurito)
Small lagoon with vegetation (Pistia sp.) where the immature states of Culex chidesteri develop (Photo: M. Laurito)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chaco
    • Córdoba
    • Corrientes
    • Entre Ríos
    • Formosa
    • Jujuy
    • Misiones
    • Salta
    • San Juan
    • Santa Fe
    • Tucumán
Record
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Antilles; Lesser (see also St.Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucian; St.Vincent and the Grenadines), Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, United States; contiguous lower 48, Venezuela
 
Synonyms
  • deanei Correa and Ramalho
  • finlayi Pérez Vigueras
Observations
Disease relations: unknown.

Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae and pupae of Culex chidesteri have been collected from semipermanent puddles and small lagoons with vegetation (Pistia sp., among others). Larvae and females were registered throughout the year in Chaco Province, Argentina. Females were collected with CDC light traps with UV-light placed in anthropic environment.
Links
References
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