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Culex (Melanoconion) lopesi Sirivanakarn & Jakob 1979

Description

78. lopesi Sirivanakarn & Jakob, 1979: 139 (M).

Holotype M: Porto do Rio Ribeira, Iguape, São Paulo, Brazil (NMNH) (Type locality here modified by adding " Rio " and " São Paulo " according to correct geographical information and Portuguese orthography).

Distribution in South America: Argentina, Brazil.

Bibliographic sources: Known life stages and geographical references in Pecor et al. (1992). The redescription of the species was published by Forattini & Sallum (1990) with complete description of adults and immatures. The species was included in the revision of the Spissipes Section by Sallum & Forattini (1996) with information on bionomics. Ecological contributions in Forattini et al. (1986b, 1987a, 1989a, 1991, 1993, 1995). Geographical records in Sirivanakarn & Jakob (1981); Calisher et al. (1982); Gomes et al. (1987); Forattini et al. (1988); Ramos (2009); Hutchings et al. (2011), Rossi (2015).

Notes

Published as part of Torres-Gutierrez, Carolina & Sallum, Maria Anice Mureb, 2015, Catalog of the subgenus Melanoconion of Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) for South America, pp. 1-50 in Zootaxa 4028 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/289703

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NMNH
Family
Culicidae
Genus
Culex
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Sirivanakarn & Jakob
Species
lopesi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Culex (Melanoconion) lopesi Sirivanakarn, 1979 sec. Torres-Gutierrez & Sallum, 2015

References

  • Sirivanakarn, S. & Jakob, W. L. (1979) A new species of Culex (Melanoconion) from southern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae). Mosquito Systematics, 11, 139 - 143.
  • Pecor, J. E., Mallampali, V. L., Harbach, R. E. & Peyton, E. L. (1992) Catalog and illustrated review of the subgenus Melanoconion of Culex (Diptera: Culicidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 27, 1 - 228.
  • Forattini, O. P. & Sallum, M. A. M. (1990) Redescription of Culex (Melanoconion) lopesi Sirivanakarn and Jakob 1979, with the description of immature stages (Diptera: Culicidae). Mosquito Systematics, 22, 57 - 66.
  • Sallum, M. A. M. & Forattini, O. P. (1996) Revision of the Spissipes Section of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 12, 517 - 600.
  • Forattini, O. P., Gomes, A. C., Natal, D. & Ferreira, J. L. (1986 b) Observacoes sobre atividade de mosquitos Culicidae em matas primitivas da planicie e perfis epidemiologicos de varios ambientes no Vale do Ribeira, Sao Paulo, Brasil. Revista de Saude Publica, 20, 178 - 203. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1590 / s 0034 - 89101986000300002
  • Sirivanakarn, S. & Jakob, W. L. (1981 a) Culex (Melanoconion) sacchettae, a New Species from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae). Mosquito Systematics, 13, 191 - 194.
  • Calisher, C. H., Kinney, R. M., Lopes, O. S., Trent, D. W., Monath, T. P. & Francy, D. B. (1982) Identification of a new Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus from Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 31, 1260 - 1272.
  • Forattini, O. P., Gomes, A. C., Natal, D., Kakitani, I. & Marucci, D. (1987 a) Preferencias alimentares de mosquitos Culicidae no Vale do Ribeira, Sao Paulo, Brasil. Revista de Saude Publica, 21, 171 - 187.
  • Forattini, O. P. & Gomes, A. C. (1988) Biting activity patterns of Culex (Mel anoconion) ribeirensis in southern Brazil. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 4, 175 - 178.
  • Ramos, D. G. (2009) Aspectos ecologicos de Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara e outros Culicidae na ilha comprida, estado de Sao Paulo (Dissertacao Mestrado). Faculdade de Saude Publica da USP, Sao Paulo, 123 pp.
  • Hutchings, R. S., Sallum, M. A. M. & Hutchings, R. W. (2011) Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity of a forest fragment mosaic in the Amazon rain forest. Journal of Medical Entomology, 48, 173 - 187.
  • Rossi, G. (2015) Annotated checklist, distribution, and taxonomic bibliography of the mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) of Argentina. Check List, 11 (1712), 1 - 9.