Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Culex
Culex dolosus (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891)
Pleura of Culex dolosus (Photo: G.C. Rossi).
Pleura of Culex dolosus (Photo: G.C. Rossi).
Pleura of Culex dolosus (Photo: G.C. Rossi).
Gonocoxopodite of male specimen of Culex dolosus (Photo: M. Laurito).
Gonocoxopodite of male specimen of Culex dolosus (Photo: M. Laurito).
Hemilateral plate of male specimen of Culex dolosus (Photo: M. Laurito).
Hemilateral plate of male specimen of Culex dolosus (Photo: M. Laurito).
Semipermanent puddle where the immature states of Culex dolosus develop (Photo: M. Laurito).
Semipermanent puddle where the immature states of Culex dolosus develop (Photo: M. Laurito).
Fourth-instar larva of Culex dolosus. A. Head (H), left side = dorsal, right side = ventral; B. Pro- (P) meso- (M) and metathorax (T), and abdominal segments I–VI, left side = dorsal, right side = ventral; C. Abdominal segments VII–X side view, spiracular apparatus (S), comb spines (CS), pecten spines (PS) (Photo: Senise & Sallum, 2008).
Fourth-instar larva of Culex dolosus. A. Head (H), left side = dorsal, right side = ventral; B. Pro- (P) meso- (M) and metathorax (T), and abdominal segments I–VI, left side = dorsal, right side = ventral; C. Abdominal segments VII–X side view, spiracular apparatus (S), comb spines (CS), pecten spines (PS) (Photo: Senise & Sallum, 2008).
Pupa of Culex dolosus. A. Cephalothorax (CT); B. Metathorax, abdominal segments I–IX, left side = dorsal, right side = ventral, paddle (P), genital lobe (GL) (Photo: Senise & Sallum, 2008).
Pupa of Culex dolosus. A. Cephalothorax (CT); B. Metathorax, abdominal segments I–IX, left side = dorsal, right side = ventral, paddle (P), genital lobe (GL) (Photo: Senise & Sallum, 2008).
Water in rock holes where the immature stages of Culex dolosus develop (Photo: M. Laurito).
Water in rock holes where the immature stages of Culex dolosus develop (Photo: M. Laurito).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Catamarca
    • Chubut
    • Córdoba
    • Corrientes
    • Entre Ríos
    • Jujuy
    • La Pampa
    • La Rioja
    • Mendoza
    • Misiones
    • Neuquén
    • Río Negro
    • Salta
    • Santa Cruz
    • Santa Fe
    • Tucumán
Record
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay
 
Synonyms
  • boneriensis Brèthes
Observations
Type locality: "The original description was based on specimens from Las Conchas, Zárate, Baradero, Navarro and Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province (Belkin et al. 1968; Knight & Stone 1977)." (Mitchell & Darsie, 1985).

Disease relations: unknown.
Habitat and breeding sites
Immature stages were collected in shady habitats, including pools with dense masses of semi-submerged vegetation, puddles between rocks in a river bed, and in artificial ponds, lagoons, and animal tracks. Larvae were collected coexisting with Nyssorhynchus argyritarsis. Females were captured both in urban, sub-, and peri-urban environments.
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References
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  • DURET, J. P. 1951a. Contribución al conocimiento de la distribución geográfica de los culicidos argentinos (Diptera-Culicidae). Parte II. Revista de la Sanidad Militar Argentina 50: 64-72.
  • LANE, J. 1953. Neotropical Culicidae. Vol. I, II. Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. 1112 pp.
  • DURET, J. P. 1953b. Notas sobre Culex argentinos. (Diptera-Culicidae). Revista de la Sanidad Militar Argentina 52 (2): 272-278.
  • DURET, J. P., BARRETO, M. P. 1956. Notas sôbre culícidas do estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil, com descricoes de tręs novas espécies de Culex (Diptera, Culicidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 5: 81-99.
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  • SENISE & SALLUM. 2008. Redescription of Culex (Culex) dolosus (Lynch Arribálzaga) (Diptera: Culicidae), based on specimens from Pico do Itapeva, Serra da Mantiqueira, São Paulo, Brazil Colpetar y vincular con dolosus. Zootaxa. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1683.1.4
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  • CARDO, M. V., RUBIO, A., CARBAJO, A. E., VEZZANI, D. 2024. Exploring the range of Culex mosquitoes in Western Argentinean Patagonia, unveiling the presence of Culex pipiens bioform pipiens in South America. Parasitology Research 123:151.123:151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08166-5
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