title: First Record and Larval Habitat Description of Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
abstract: Larvae of Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus were collected during February-April 2014 in temporary pools in "Bosques de Ezeiza," a large forested park, near Buenos Aires city, Argentina. This is the first record in Buenos Aires Province, extending the distribution of this species 380 km to the south. Regarding habitat use, Cx. (Mel.) pilosus is a generalist, although a slight association of larval abundances with pools of lower pH and higher vegetation cover was observed. The comparison of larval instars of Cx. (Mel.) pilosus with those of other genera suggests a life-history strategy similar to that of floodwater mosquitoes.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, and IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Juan Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Urcola
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, and IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D003465:Culex / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Distribution, environmental variables, Ezeiza, larval habitat, larval instars