First record of Culiseta melanura in Mexico, with additional Mexican records for Aedes sollicitans.
Larvae of Culiseta melanura were collected during June 2001 and January 2002 in Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. This is the first record of this species in Mexico. Female and male adults of Aedes sollicitans were collected during May 1992 and June 1994 in Tamaulipas State and Nuevo Leon State, respectively; adult females of Ae. sollicitans were collected also during 1996 from a resting place in Oaxaca State. These records for Ae. sollicitans supplement previous Mexican records of the species. All specimens were identified through examination of adult females, male genitalia, and associated larval exuviae when available.
Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Unidad Laguna, Torreón, Coahuila 27084, México.
Aldo I
AI
Ortega-Morales
Armando
A
Elizondo-Quiroga
David A
DA
Gonzalez-Villarreal
Quetzaly K
QK
Siller-Rodriguez
Filiberto
F
Reyes-Villanueva
Ildefonso
I
Fernandez-Salas
D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D011156:Population Density