title: Redescription of the adults and new descriptions of the previously unknown immature stages of Culex (Culex) articularis Philippi, 1865 (Diptera: Culicidae) from central Chile.
abstract: Male and female adults of Culex (Culex) articularis Philippi are redescribed, and the 4th-instar larva and pupa are described and illustrated for the first time. Culex articularis is compared with other species of the subgenus Culex. Illustrations of diagnostic characters of the female, male genitalia, 4th-instar larva, and pupa are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile Laboratorio Entomología Médica, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile; Email: christian.gonzalez@umce.cl.
authors.forename: Christian R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Entomología Médica, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias y Educación, Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rada
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002677:Chile; D003465:Culex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development