Gynandromorphs in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Valle del Cauca, Colombia / Ginandromorfos en mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) del Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Neotrop. entomol
; 37(3): 296-300, May-June 2008. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-486566
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BR1561.1
RESUMEN
Se describen ginandromorfos de Culex nigripalpus Theobald (2), Cx. pedroi Sirivanakarn and Belkin (1) y Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (2). Los dos ejemplares de la última especie fueron criados en el laboratorio, mientras que los otros tres fueron capturados con distintas trampas en áreas rurales del departamento del Valle del Cauca, al suroeste de Colombia. Todos los ejemplares se montaron en láminas con bálsamo de Canadá. Se describen e ilustran las principales características morfológicas de cada mosquito. Por la escasez de informes sobre el tema, se discuten estos hallazgos y otros casos relevantes.
ABSTRACT
Gynandromorphs of Culex nigripalpus Theobald (2), Cx. pedroi Sirivanakarn and Belkin (1) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (2) are described. Two individuals of the latter species were reared in the laboratory, while the remaining three specimens were wild-caught with different traps in rural areas in Valle del Cauca department, southwestern Colombia. All of the individuals were mounted on microscopic slides with Canada balsam. From each mosquito, main morphological characteristics are described and illustrated. Due to the paucity of information about this subject, these findings as well as other relevant cases are discussed.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Dengue
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Classification
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Aedes
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Culex
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
English
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
Biology
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad del Valle/CO