Culex (Microculex) davisi Kumm

LaRVaE Of Cx. (Mcx.) davisi aRE SImIlaR TO THE laRVaE Of Cx. (Mcx.) pleuristriatus THEObald, bUT maY bE dISTINgUISHEd bY THE pROTHORacIc fORmUla (4-6) -1- (4-6) - (2-3) -1-1- (3-5) aNd SIpHONal INdEX 7.52 (FIg. 4A,B). OUR SpEcImENS WERE IdENTIfIEd USINg THE KEY bY DaRSIE (1985) aNd EXHIbIT THE cHaRacTERISTIcS dEScRIbEd bY COTRIm & GalaTI (1977).

Bionomics and distribution. LaRVaE WERE cOllEcTEd fROm bROmElIad aXIlS WITH laRVaE Of Cx. (Mcx.) imitator THEObald. CURRENT dISTRIbUTION IN SOUTH AmERIca: ARgENTINa, BRazIl, PaRagUaY (WalTER REEd BIOSYSTEmaTIcS UNIT, 2013). Culex davisi WaS REcORdEd pREVIOUSlY fROm CHacO aNd CORRIENTES pROVINcES aNd IS REcORdEd HERE fROm FORmOSa PROVINcE.

Collection data. FORmOSa PROVINcE: HERRadURa, 23-I-2017, 3L. AlVaREz aNd STEIN cOll. aNd dET. SpEcImENS IMR.CUL 15-001 TO -003.