Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Melanoconion
Culex rabelloi Forattini and Sallum, 1987
Adults of Culex rabelloi. Female: A. Dorsal aspect of cibarial armature; B. Detail of figure A focusing the cibarial teeth; C. Dorsal aspect of distal right wing scaling; D. Ventral aspect of distal right wing scaling; E. Aspect of lateral right side of thorax; Male: F. Dorsal aspect of head showing forked and falcate scales (Photo: Foraytini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Adults of Culex rabelloi. Female: A. Dorsal aspect of cibarial armature; B. Detail of figure A focusing the cibarial teeth; C. Dorsal aspect of distal right wing scaling; D. Ventral aspect of distal right wing scaling; E. Aspect of lateral right side of thorax; Male: F. Dorsal aspect of head showing forked and falcate scales (Photo: Foraytini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Adults of Culex rabelloi. Female: A. Dorsal aspect of cibarial armature; B. Detail of figure A focusing the cibarial teeth; C. Dorsal aspect of distal right wing scaling; D. Ventral aspect of distal right wing scaling; E. Aspect of lateral right side of thorax; Male: F. Dorsal aspect of head showing forked and falcate scales (Photo: Foraytini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Female and male genitalia structures of Culex rabelloi. Ce = cercus; GC = gonocoxite; Gs = gonostylus; I = insula; PGL = postgenital lobe; SL = subapical lobe; UVL = upper vaginal lip; IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Forattini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Female and male genitalia structures of Culex rabelloi. Ce = cercus; GC = gonocoxite; Gs = gonostylus; I = insula; PGL = postgenital lobe; SL = subapical lobe; UVL = upper vaginal lip; IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Forattini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Pupa and cibarial armature of Culex rabelloi (Photo: Forattini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Pupa and cibarial armature of Culex rabelloi (Photo: Forattini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987).
Larva of Culex rabelloi. C: head; P: prothorax; M: mesothorax; S: siphon; T: metathorax; I-VIII: abdominal segments; X: anal lobe. (Photo: Forattini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987)
Larva of Culex rabelloi. C: head; P: prothorax; M: mesothorax; S: siphon; T: metathorax; I-VIII: abdominal segments; X: anal lobe. (Photo: Forattini & Mureb-Sallum, 1987)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Corrientes
    • Misiones
Record
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Brazil.
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Habitat and breeding sites
The breeding places were found mainly in ground waters in manmade environments, represented by open lands. Artificial ditches and ponds, and small streamlets, all with densely growing vegetation. Immature stages were found in association with Culex oedipus, Culex plectoporpe, and Culex ribeirensis. Adults were collected in human settlements, sometimes in domiciliary environments.
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References
  • 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.
  • ROSSI, G. C., KRSTICEVIC, F. J., PASCUAL, N. T. 2002. Mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) en el área de influencia de la represa de Yacyretá, Argentina. Neotrópica 48: 23-35.
  • ROSSI, G. C. 2014. Nuevos registros y actualización del listado de mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) del área de la represa de Salto Grande, Uruguay. Boletín de la Sociedad Zoológica del Uruguay (2ª época) 23 (2): 51-59.
  • 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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