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Issue: Vol. 2263 No. 1: 13 Oct. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-10-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2263.1.2
Page range: 21–30
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 1

Morphological redescription of the immature and adult stages of Culex (Culex) acharistus Root (Diptera: Culicidae)

Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sársfield 1611 X5016GCA, Córdoba, Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sársfield 1611 X5016GCA, Córdoba, Argentina
Cepave, CCT La Plata, CONICET - UNLP, Calle 2 No. 584– B1902CHX La Plata, Argentina
Diptera Culex (Culex) acharistus redescription distribution bionomics taxonomy

Abstract

Culex (Culex) acharistus Root is redescribed in the adult, pupal and larval stages. The male genitalia, pupa, and fourthinstar larvae are illustrated. The paper includes available information on the distribution, bionomics and taxonomy of the species.

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