ABSTRACT
Seven mosquito species are recorded for the 1st time for northeastern Argentina: Culex (Melanoconion) albinensis, Cx. (Mel.) elevator, Cx. (Mel.) intrincatus, and Cx. (Mel.) serratimarge for Formosa Province, and Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus, Sa. (Sabethinus) melanoninphe, and Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi for Chaco Province. The geographical distribution of these species is extended to northeastern Argentina, and the number of species increases to 97 and 75 for the provinces of Chaco and Formosa, respectively.
Subject(s)
Culicidae/classification , Culicidae/physiology , Animals , Argentina , Demography , Female , MaleABSTRACT
Six species are recorded for the 1st time in Formosa province, northeast region of Argentina: Culex delpontei, Cx. eduardoi, Cx. maxi, [corrected] and Toxorhynchites theobaldi, increasing the number of species of that province to 73.
