Hybrid forms of the <i>Culex pipiens</i> Complex (Diptera: Culicidae): New records in La Pampa Province, Argentina

The present investigation revealed the existence of hybrids belonging to the <i>Culex pipiens</i> Complex in four localities of La Pampa Province, Argentina, thus expanding the distribution of the hybrid form south to the northeast of that province. The identification was based on charac...

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Autores principales: Diez, Fernando, Breser, Víctor Julián, Quirán, Estela Maris, Rossi, Gustavo Carlos
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2012
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Culex pipiens
Culicidae
Diptera
Argentina
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/36639
http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD172-11
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Sumario:The present investigation revealed the existence of hybrids belonging to the <i>Culex pipiens</i> Complex in four localities of La Pampa Province, Argentina, thus expanding the distribution of the hybrid form south to the northeast of that province. The identification was based on characters of the male genitalia and the siphonal index of the fourth-instar larval exuviae. A summary of the geographical distribution of species of <i>Culex pipiens</i> complex in Argentina is also presented here.

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