The austral-most record of the genus Haemagogus Williston (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The genus Haemagogus Williston is restricted to Central America and North and middle of South America and it includes numerous species of yellow fever virus vectors. METHODS: Adult female and larvae mosquitoes were collected using hand aspirators and dipper and pipette, respec...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Gisella Obholz, Fernando Diez, Germán San Blas, Gustavo Rossi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
Subjects:
New record
Haemagogus spegazzinii
Yellow fever
La Pampa
Argentina
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Austral
Pampa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0222-2019
https://doaj.org/article/f71924cccc4d4c2f99f8f93c8716902d
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: The genus Haemagogus Williston is restricted to Central America and North and middle of South America and it includes numerous species of yellow fever virus vectors. METHODS: Adult female and larvae mosquitoes were collected using hand aspirators and dipper and pipette, respectively. RESULTS: The first record of a species of Haemagogus and particularly of Haemagogus spegazzinii was from La Pampa, Argentina. With this registry, the number of species found in La Pampa province rises to 18. CONCLUSIONS: New information on breeding sites for the species and implications of this new record suggest a possible extension of distribution in the near future.

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