TAXONOMY AND BIOLOGY OF CULEX (CULEX) MAXI DYAR (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) IN SOUTH-AMERICA

Authors
ALMIRON WR HARBACH RE
Citation
Wr. Almiron et Re. Harbach, TAXONOMY AND BIOLOGY OF CULEX (CULEX) MAXI DYAR (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) IN SOUTH-AMERICA, Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 91(5), 1996, pp. 579-588
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Tropical Medicine
Journal title
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz → ACNP
ISSN journal
00740276
Volume
91
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
579 - 588
Database
ISI
SICI code
0074-0276(1996)91:5<579:TABOC(>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Culex (Culex) maxi Dyar is described in the adult, pupal and larval st ages, and the male genitalia and parts of the fourth-instar larva are illustrated The larva is described for the first time. The paper inclu des a summary of available information on the taxonomy, bionomics and distribution of the species. The taxonomy and identification of the sp ecies are reviewed in light of current knowledge of the subgenus Culex in the New World.