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Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Melanoconion
Culex bahiensis Duret, 1969
Cibarium of female and subapical lobe and gonostylus of male genitalia of Cx. bahiensis (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012).
Cibarium of female and subapical lobe and gonostylus of male genitalia of Cx. bahiensis (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012).
Cibarium of female and subapical lobe and gonostylus of male genitalia of Cx. bahiensis (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012).
Larva of Culex bahiensis. A = antenna, C = cranium; CS = comb scales, Dm = dorsomentum, M = mesothorax, P = prothorax, PS = pecten spines, S = siphon, T = metathorax, I–VIII, X = abdominal segments (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012)
Larva of Culex bahiensis. A = antenna, C = cranium; CS = comb scales, Dm = dorsomentum, M = mesothorax, P = prothorax, PS = pecten spines, S = siphon, T = metathorax, I–VIII, X = abdominal segments (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012)
Pupa and male genitalia of Culex bahiensis. AeS = Aedeagus, CT = cephalothorax, dSL = distal division of subapical lobe, GC = gonocoxite, GL = genital lobe, Gs = gonostylus, LP = lateral plate, Pa = paddle, pSL = proximal division of subapical lobe,T = trumpet, I–IX = abdominal segments, IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012).
Pupa and male genitalia of Culex bahiensis. AeS = Aedeagus, CT = cephalothorax, dSL = distal division of subapical lobe, GC = gonocoxite, GL = genital lobe, Gs = gonostylus, LP = lateral plate, Pa = paddle, pSL = proximal division of subapical lobe,T = trumpet, I–IX = abdominal segments, IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Lestani & Rossi, 2012).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Observations
Disease relations: unknown.
Habitat and breeding sites
All specimens examined in Lestani & Rossi (2012) were collected as larvae and pupae from a puddle formed by rain on basalt soil. The puddle was in a shadowy understory of a native forest that is usually very humid due to a small waterfall nearby. The larvae were found in association with Ochlerotatus crinifer, Ochlerotatus serratus, and Culex dolosus.
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References
  • LESTANI, E. A., ROSSI, G. C. 2012. Description of the female, pupa, and larva of Culex (Melanoconion) bahiensis Duret, and redescription of the male (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa 3323: 57-63.
  • 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.
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