Culex siphanulatus, a new species of mosquito from the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae)

Culex siphanulatus, sp. n. is described from specimens collected in bromeliads of the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The description includes illustrations of female, male genitalia and chaetotaxy of pupa and larva. This species is easily distinguished from the others of subgenus Microculex and does not belong to any of the four series proposed for the grouping of its species.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lourenco-de-Oliveira,Ricardo, Silva,Tereza Fernandes da
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1987
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000100017
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