Culex (Phytotelmatomyia) castroi Casal & García

LaRVaE Of Cx. (Phy.) castroi aRE VERY SImIlaR TO THE laRVaE Of Cx. (Phy.) renatoi LaNE & RamalHO, bUT maY bE dISTINgUISHEd bY HaVINg SETa 8-P SHORT aNd mUlTIplE bRaNcHEd, SETa 1-C bRaNcHEd OR fORKEd. SETa 1-C IS SImplE IN Cx. renatoi, aNd THE pEcTEN SpINES HaVE dENTIclES (FIg. 4C,D). OUR SpEcImENS Of Cx. castroi HaVE all cHaRacTERS dEScRIbEd IN CaSal & GaRcía (1967) aNd ROSSI & HaRbacH (2008).

Bionomics and distribution. LaRVaE aNd pUpaE WERE cOllEcTEd fROm THE aXIlS Of Eryngium SpEcIES (DIcOTYlEdONEaE: ApIacEaE) (MaRTINEz, 2005; CampOS, 2010) WITH laRVaE Of Cx. (Phy.) renatoi LaNE & RamalHO .

Current distribution in South America: Argentina and Uruguay (ROSSI & HaRbacH, 2008). Culex castroi HaS bEEN fOUNd pREVIOUSlY IN BUENOS AIRES, CORRIENTES, ENTRE RíOS, MISIONES aNd RíO NEgRO pROVINcES. IT IS REcORdEd HERE fROm CHacO PROVINcE.

Collection data. CHacO PROVINcE: CHacO NaTIONal PaRK aNd COlONIa BENíTEz, 27- IX-2009 9 LE, 9PE, 7F, 2M, 7 - XI-2016 3 L. CampOS, CazORla aNd AlVaREz cOll.; CampOS aNd AlVaREz dET. SpEcImENS IMR.CUL 20-001 TO -003; ILPLA.CUL 20-004 TO -012.