Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2008) 24, 448-449

Leopoldo M. Rueda, Jose A. Rodriguez, Mauricio C. Bertugio, James E. Pecor, Cong Li and Richard C. Wilkerson (2008)
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) pictipennis: A new mosquito record from the Atacama Region of northern Chile
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24 (3), 448-449
Abstract: We report the first collection of Anopheles pictipennis from northern Chile, particularly sectors of Totoral, Perales, Puerto Viejo, and Salinas in the Atacama region. Adults were captured using human bait, while larvae and pupae were collected from various habitats including ponds, puddles left by overflowing river water, edges along river banks, wells, irrigation ditches, and permanent and semipermanent ground water. Associated species were Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus and Ochlerotatus albifasciatus. The internal transcribed spacer 2 of the ribosomal DNA of An. pictipennis was sequenced.
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Database assignments for author(s): Leopoldo M. Rueda, Richard C. Wilkerson

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex quinquefasciatus		Chile (continental)
	Anopheles (genus)		Chile (continental)
	Aedes albifasciatus		Chile (continental)
	Anopheles pictipennis		Chile (continental)