Description of immature stages of Culex ocossa Dyar & Knab, Culex delpontei Duret and Culex pereyrai Duret of the Melanoconion subgenus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Description of immature stages of Culex ocossa Dyar & Knab, Culex delpontei Duret and Culex pereyrai Duret of the Melanoconion subgenus (Diptera: Culicidae)

The larva and pupa of Culex (Melanoconion) ocossa Dyar & Knab are redescribed and those of Culex (Melanoconion) delpontei Duret and Culex (Melanoconion) pereyrai Duret are described from specimens collected in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil. The pupa of Cx. ocossa differs from those...

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Main Authors: Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Keilla Miki Kobayashi, Oswaldo Paulo Forattini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
systematics
Culicidae
Culex
Melanoconion
immatures
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000700008

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