First records of species of the Spissipes Section (Culex (Melanoconion)) (Diptera, Culicidae) in Guainía Department, Colombia

By

Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-6-17

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

721--724

Subjects

Culex , Distribution , Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.3.721

 

Abstract

The Spissipes section of the subgenus Melanoconion Theobald, 1903 of Culex Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera, Culicidae) consists of 23 species, many of which transmit various subtypes of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. Members of the Spissipes section are distributed throughout the American tropics, and most species are associated with mesic sylvatic environments. Here are reported two first records of Spissipes section females from Guainía Department, Colombia. Females of Culex gnomatos Sallum et al., 1997 and Culex portesi Senevet & Abonnenc, 1941, were observed biting the author and photographed in situ.