First Record of Toxorhynchites moctezuma in Sinaloa, Mexico: Notes about its Morphology

Mosquito larvae were collected in the urban area of the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa, in September of 2020. The immature stages were placed in emergence containers and fed with Aedes aegypti larvae. The adults that emerged from the immature stages were mounted on insect pins and characterized based on...

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 161 - 163
Main Authors Torres-Avendaño, José I., Torres-Montoya, Edith H., Zazueta-Moreno, José M., Ríos-Tostado, Juan J., López-Mendoza, Reyna L., Salomon-Soto, Víctor M., Romero-Higareda, Cesar E., Castillo-Ureta, Hipólito
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mount Laurel American Mosquito Control Association 01.09.2021
Subjects
Abdomen
Adults
Aquatic insects
Females
Insect control
Insects
Larvae
Males
Morphology
Mosquitoes
New records
Toxorhynchites moctezuma
Urban areas
Mexico
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ISSN8756-971X
1943-6270
1943-6270
DOI10.2987/20-6991.1

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Summary:Mosquito larvae were collected in the urban area of the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa, in September of 2020. The immature stages were placed in emergence containers and fed with Aedes aegypti larvae. The adults that emerged from the immature stages were mounted on insect pins and characterized based on their morphology. The species corresponded morphologically to Toxorhynchites moctezuma , making this the first report of the species for the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. Similarities and morphological variations are discussed with previous analysis for this species.
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ISSN:8756-971X
1943-6270
1943-6270
DOI:10.2987/20-6991.1