Abstract
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.
Highlights
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
The first record of a species of Haemagogus and of Haemagogus spegazzinii was from La Pampa, Argentina
New distributional records are provided, and Prosopis caldenia is recorded as a new host plant to Haemagogus spegazzinii breeding sites
Summary
Abstract 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 of Haemagogus spegazzinii was from La Pampa, Argentina.
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