Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Melanoconion
Culex albinensis Bonne-Wepster and Bonne, 1920
Male of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male of Culex albinensis, detail of pleura (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male of Culex albinensis, detail of pleura (Photo: M. Laurito).
Gonocoxopodite of male specimen of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Gonocoxopodite of male specimen of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Tergum IX lobe of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Tergum IX lobe of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Aedeagal sclerite and lateral plate of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Aedeagal sclerite and lateral plate of Culex albinensis (Photo: M. Laurito).
Male genitalia structures of Culex albinensis: A. Subapical lobe of the gonocoxite; B. Lateral plate; C. Tergum IX (Photo: Duret, 1953).
Male genitalia structures of Culex albinensis: A. Subapical lobe of the gonocoxite; B. Lateral plate; C. Tergum IX (Photo: Duret, 1953).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Chaco
    • Corrientes
    • Formosa
    • Santa Fe
Other distribution
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela
 
Synonyms
  • gordoni Evans
  • maroniensis Bonne-Wepster and Bonne
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae have been collected in trenches exposed to sunlight in a suburban environment (Hoyos and Monzón 2021).
Links
References
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  • LANE, J. 1953. Neotropical Culicidae. Vol. I, II. Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. 1112 pp.
  • DURET, J. P. 1953a. Las especies argentinas de Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera-Culicidae). I. Introduccion. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 16 (3): 67-76.
  • DURET, J. P. 1953b. Notas sobre Culex argentinos. (Diptera-Culicidae). Revista de la Sanidad Militar Argentina 52 (2): 272-278.
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  • SIRIVANAKARN, S., JAKOB, W. L. 1981. Notes on the distribution of Culex (Melanoconion) mosquitoes in northeastern Argentina (Diptera: Culicidae). Mosquito Systematics 13 (2): 195-200.
  • 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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  • FORATTINI, O.P., MUREB-SALLUM, M.A. 1987. Studies on some species of Culex (Melanoconion), with the description of a new one from southern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae). Revista da Saúde Pública, São Paulo 21:123-156.
  • 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.
  • BANGHER, D. N. 2020. Revisión sistemática de Culex (Melanoconion) Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) en Argentina. Tesis Doctoral. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina.
  • HOYOS, C. B., MONZÓN, C. M. 2021. Description of the mosquito fauna (Diptera culicidae) in the Department of Formosa, Province of Formosa. Argentine Republic. South Florida Journal of Development 2 (3): 4123-4129.
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