Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Culex
Culex spinosus Lutz, 1905
Maxillary palpus of female of Culex spinosus (Photo: G. Rossi).
Maxillary palpus of female of Culex spinosus (Photo: G. Rossi).
Maxillary palpus of female of Culex spinosus (Photo: G. Rossi).
Male genitalia structures of Culex spinosus. A. Subapical lobe of the gonocoxite; B. Lateral plate (Photo: Lutz, 1905).
Male genitalia structures of Culex spinosus. A. Subapical lobe of the gonocoxite; B. Lateral plate (Photo: Lutz, 1905).
Larva of Culex spinosus. A. Head; B. Comb scale; C. Pecten spine; D. Abdominal segments VIII-X and siphon (Photo: Lutz, 1905).
Larva of Culex spinosus. A. Head; B. Comb scale; C. Pecten spine; D. Abdominal segments VIII-X and siphon (Photo: Lutz, 1905).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Córdoba
    • Misiones
    • Río Negro
    • Santa Fe
Other distribution
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Observations
"Not listed from Argentina by Knight & Stone (1977)." (Mitchel & Darsie, 1985).
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae of the species have been collected from axils of Eryngium sp.
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References
  • BACHMANN, A. O., CASAL, O. H. 1962a. Notas sobre Culex (Culex) argentinos (Diptera: Culicidae). Anales del Instituto Nacional de Microbiología, Buenos Aires 1: 77-81.
  • CASAL, O. H., GARCÍA, M. 1967c. Culex (Culex) hepperi nueva especie del delta bonaerense del río Paraná (Diptera, Culicidae). Physis, Buenos Aires 27 (74): 87-94.
  • KNIGHT, K. L., STONE, A. 1977. A catalog of the mosquitoes of the world (Diptera: Culicidae), 2nd ed. Thomas Say Foundation, Entomological Society of American 6: 1-611.
  • 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.
  • MITCHELL, C. J., DARSIE, R. F. JR., MONATH, T. P., SABATTINI, M. S., DAFFNER, J. 1985a. The use of an animal-baited net trap far collecting mosquitoes during western equine encephalitis investigations in Argentina. Journal of American Mosquito Control Association 1: 43-47.
  • CAMPOS, R. E., MACIÁ, A. 1998. Culicidae. Cap. 28. En Morrone, J. J. & Coscarón, S. (Eds.) Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos: Una pespectiva biotaxonómica. (pp. 291-303). La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Sur.
  • ROSSI, G. C. 2015. Annotated checklist, distribution, and taxonomic bibliography of the mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) of Argentina. Check List 11 (4): 1712.
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