Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Culicini > Genus Culex > Subgenus Melanoconion
Culex taeniopus Dyar and Knab, 1907
Female and male genitalia structures and cibarial armature of Culex taeniopus. a = seta a of pSL; AeS = aedeagal sclerite; b = seta b of pSL; CA = cibarial armature; Ce = cercus; CiB = cibarial bar; CT = cibarial tooth; dSL = distal division of subapical lobe; f = foliform seta of dSL; Gc = gonocoxite; Gs = gonostylus; h = hooked seta of dSL; IsS = insular seta; l = leaf seta of dSL; LP = lateral plate; lsp = lateral setal patch; PGL = postgenital lobe; pSL = proximal division of subapical lobe; s = saberlike seta of dSL; UVL = upper vaginal lip; UVS = upper vaginal sclerite; IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Mureb-Sallum & Forattini, 1996).
Female and male genitalia structures and cibarial armature of Culex taeniopus. a = seta a of pSL; AeS = aedeagal sclerite; b = seta b of pSL; CA = cibarial armature; Ce = cercus; CiB = cibarial bar; CT = cibarial tooth; dSL = distal division of subapical lobe; f = foliform seta of dSL; Gc = gonocoxite; Gs = gonostylus; h = hooked seta of dSL; IsS = insular seta; l = leaf seta of dSL; LP = lateral plate; lsp = lateral setal patch; PGL = postgenital lobe; pSL = proximal division of subapical lobe; s = saberlike seta of dSL; UVL = upper vaginal lip; UVS = upper vaginal sclerite; IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Mureb-Sallum & Forattini, 1996).
Female and male genitalia structures and cibarial armature of Culex taeniopus. a = seta a of pSL; AeS = aedeagal sclerite; b = seta b of pSL; CA = cibarial armature; Ce = cercus; CiB = cibarial bar; CT = cibarial tooth; dSL = distal division of subapical lobe; f = foliform seta of dSL; Gc = gonocoxite; Gs = gonostylus; h = hooked seta of dSL; IsS = insular seta; l = leaf seta of dSL; LP = lateral plate; lsp = lateral setal patch; PGL = postgenital lobe; pSL = proximal division of subapical lobe; s = saberlike seta of dSL; UVL = upper vaginal lip; UVS = upper vaginal sclerite; IX-Te = tergum IX (Photo: Mureb-Sallum & Forattini, 1996).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Corrientes
    • Formosa
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela
 
Synonyms
  • annulipes (Theobald)
  • mychonde Komp
  • opisthopus Komp
Observations
Disease relations: Culex taeniopus was found to be susceptible to infection by Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus under laboratory conditions (Cupp et al., 1979) as well as natural conditions in Mexico (Deardorff & Weaver, 2010). It is also considered to be a potential vector of several virus of Bunyaviridae family (Shope at al., 1988; Walton & Grayson, 1988).
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae were collected from stagnant water. Adults were captured resting in dense vegetation in places partially or heavily shaded. Adults were attracted to human bite near sunset and also to light traps.
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References
  • 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.
  • DURET, J. P. 1954c. Las especies argentinas de Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae). VII. Descripción de los Culex (Melanoconion) argentinos. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 16(4): 99-121.
  • 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.
  • DEARDORFF, E. R., WEAVER, S. C. 2010. Vector competence of Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus for equine-virulent subtype IE strains of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 82(6): 1047–1052.
  • 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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