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Published on: February 17, 2010
The austral-most record of the genus Haemagogus Williston (Diptera: Culicidae)
Gisella Obholz1, Fernando Diez1,2, Germán San Blas1,2
1Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina.
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.
