title: Description of immature stages of Culex ocossa Dyar & Knab, Culex delpontei Duret and Culex pereyrai Duret of the Melanoconion subgenus (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: 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 of the other two species in having seta 5-IV-VI dark with strongly aciculated branches, and caudolateral angle of segment VIII produced into sharp point, and seta 1-P present; Cx. delpontei can be distinguished from Cx. pereyrai in possessing paddle lightly tanned, trumpet flared, and wing and leg cases lightly tanned, without pattern of dark spots; Cx. pereyrai can be recognized by having wing case with pattern of dark, discontinuously pigmented, longitudinal lines, and trumpet cylindrical, not flared. The larvae of the three species share the presence of seta 2-C placed medially to seta 1-C.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Epidemiologia, Núcleo de Pesquisa Taxonômica e Sistemática em Entomologia Médica, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, 01246-904 São Paulo, SP, Brasil. masallum@usp.br
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sallum
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Forattini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003465:Culex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa / Q000254:growth & development