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Issue: Vol. 4347 No. 1: 10 Nov. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-11-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.1.3
Page range: 56–70
Abstract views: 94
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Morphological redescription of Culex (Microculex) davisi and Cx. (Mcx.) imitator (Diptera: Culicidae) including structures and stages not previously described

Instituto de Medicina Regional. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Av. Las Heras 727 3500, Resistencia, Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CCT. Nordeste
Instituto de Medicina Regional. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Av. Las Heras 727 3500, Resistencia, Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CCT. Nordeste
Diptera Mosquito Microculex Taxonomy Argentina

Abstract

The adults, male genitalia and fourth-instar larva of Culex (Microculex) imitator Theobald and Culex (Microculex) davisi Kumm, and the pupa of the latter species, are re-described. The female genitalia of both species and the pupa of Culex (Microculex) imitator are described for the first time. Information on distribution, bionomics and taxonomy is also included.

 

 

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