Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi, (Lutz, 1904 in Bourroul 1904: 70)

Torres-Gutierrez, Carolina & Sallum, Maria Anice Mureb, 2015, Catalog of the subgenus Melanoconion of Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) for South America, Zootaxa 4028 (1), pp. 1-50 : 33

128. theobaldi (Lutz, 1904 in Bourroul 1904: 70) (F; Melanoconion ).

Lectotype F: Lagoão , São Miguel Arcanjo, São Paulo, Brazil, ( NHM) (Type locality corrected as informed in the redescription of Culex theobaldi by Forattini & Sallum, 1989c).

Distribution in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Republic of Suriname, Venezuela.

Bibliographic sources: The redescription of the species can be found in Forattini & Sallum (1989c) with complete descriptions of adults (male and female), and notes on distribution and bionomics. Relevant taxonomic and geographical references in Pecor et al. (1992). Ecological notes can be found in Forattini et al. (1986b; 1987a,b; 1989a,b) and Gabaldon et al. (1977) (as Cx. chrysonotum ).

Geographical records can be found in Forattini et al. (1970); Sutil (1980); Gomes et al. (1987, 2007, 2008); Rossi (1995); Luz & Lourenço de Oliveira (1996); Quintero et al. (1996); Pecor et al. (2000); Hutchings et al. (2002, 2005, 2011, 2013); Rossi et al. (2002b); Rossi & Martinez (2003); Jones et al. (2004); Santos et al. (2005); Turrell et al. (2006); Barbosa et al. (2008); Suarez - Mutis et al. (2009); Julião et al. (2010); Viana et al. (2010); Visintin et al. (2010); D’Avila (2011); Mendenhall et al. (2012); Parra - Henao & Suárez (2012); Del Ventura et al. (2013); Linton et al. (2013); Andrews et al. (2014); Rossi (2014).

Synonyms:

chrysonotum Dyar & Knab, 1908: 57 (M, F). Lectotype M: Ancon , Canal zone, Panama (NMNH).

aurilatus Senevet & Abonnenc, 1939: 94 (M, L). Holotype M: French Guiana (NE).