First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from Argentina.
Aedes albopictus was collected in San Antonio City, Misiones Province, Argentina, near the border with Brazil in March, 1998. Collected material included 12 pupae, 1 recently emerged adult female, and a few larvae, which were found in a dish, a plough disk, and a tin pot. From the collected pupae, 5 males and 4 females emerged in the laboratory.
Rossi
G C
GC
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, Universidad Nacional de La Plata-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pascual
N T
NT
Krsticevic
F J
FJ
D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D008297:Male