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Issue: Vol. 5360 No. 2: 26 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.2.7
Page range: 279-295
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Description of the pupa, female and male genitalia of Aedes (Howardina) guerrero Berlin and first record of Ae. (How.) guatemala Berlin (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puebla, Mexico

Instituto de Ecología; A.C. Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351; Col. El Haya; C.P. 91073; Xalapa; Veracruz; México
Instituto de Ecología; A.C. Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351; Col. El Haya; C.P. 91073; Xalapa; Veracruz; México
El Colegio de la Frontera sur; Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática. Avenida del Centenario km 5.5; C.P. 77014; Chetumal; Quintana Roo; México
Instituto de Ecología; A.C. Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351; Col. El Haya; C.P. 91073; Xalapa; Veracruz; México
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Blvd. Valsequillo y Av. San Claudio. Edificio BIO1; Ciudad Universitaria. Col. Jardines de San Manuel; C.P. 72570; Puebla; Puebla; México
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Abstract

The pupa, female and male genitalia of Aedes (Howardina) guerrero Berlin, 1969 are described and illustrated for the first time. Additionally, the geographical distribution of Ae. (How.) guatemala Berlin, 1969 is extended. Valuable information on the distribution, larval habitats, taxonomy and keys to species within the Sexlineatus Section of the subgenus Howardina is provided.

 

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