Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Melanoconion
Culex martinezi Casal and García, 1968
Pupa and male genitalia structures of Culex martinezi. 1. Cephalothorax; 2. Metanotum and abdomen; 3. Gonocoxopodite and phallosome; 4. Lateral plate (Photo: Casal & García, 1968c).
Pupa and male genitalia structures of Culex martinezi. 1. Cephalothorax; 2. Metanotum and abdomen; 3. Gonocoxopodite and phallosome; 4. Lateral plate (Photo: Casal & García, 1968c).
Pupa and male genitalia structures of Culex martinezi. 1. Cephalothorax; 2. Metanotum and abdomen; 3. Gonocoxopodite and phallosome; 4. Lateral plate (Photo: Casal & García, 1968c).
Larva of Culex martinezi. 1. Thorax and abdominal segments I–VI; 2. Dorsomentum; 3. Head; 4. Comb scales; 5. Pecten spines; 6. Abdominal segments VII–X. A = antenna, M = mesothorax, P = prothorax, S = siphon, T = metathorax, I–X = abdominal segments (Photo: Casal & Garcia, 1968c).
Larva of Culex martinezi. 1. Thorax and abdominal segments I–VI; 2. Dorsomentum; 3. Head; 4. Comb scales; 5. Pecten spines; 6. Abdominal segments VII–X. A = antenna, M = mesothorax, P = prothorax, S = siphon, T = metathorax, I–X = abdominal segments (Photo: Casal & Garcia, 1968c).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Salta
Other distribution
Bolivia.
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Observations
Type locality: Vespucio - San Pedrito Road, km 34, Salta Province, Argentina. X-6-66, 1pM, 1M, 2F, García, Hepper & Fernández.
Female unknown.
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae and pupae have been collected on stream edges associated with Anopheles spp., Culex (Culex) spp. and Culex aliciae.
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References
  • BELKIN, J. N., SCHICK, R. X., HEINEMANN, S. 1968. Mosquito studies (Diptera, Culicidae). XI. Mosquitoes originally described from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Contribution of the American Entomological Institute 4 (1): 9-29.
  • CASAL, O. H., GARCÍA, M. 1968c. Culex (Melanoconion) martinezi, una nueva especie de la República Argentina (Diptera, Culicidae). Physis, Buenos Aires 2 (75): 455-459.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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