The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula: a comprehensive review on the use of taxonomic names.

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0375400 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-2928 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00222585 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Entomol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Honolulu, Entomology Dept., B. P. Bishop Museum.
    • Subject Terms:
      Culicidae*; Animals ; Ecosystem ; Mexico ; Biodiversity ; Ecology
    • Abstract:
      The Yucatan Peninsula is a biogeographic province of the Neotropical region which is mostly encompassed by the 3 Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán. During the development of the International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO (Ecosystem, bioLogical Diversity, habitat mOdifications and Risk of emerging PAthogens and Diseases in MexicO), a French-Mexican collaboration between the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) and UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) in Mérida, it became evident that many putative mosquito species names recorded in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula were misidentifications/misinterpretations or from the uncritical repetition of incorrect literature records. To provide a stronger foundation for future studies, the mosquito fauna of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula is here comprehensively reviewed using current knowledge of taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of species through extensive bibliographic research, and examination of newly collected specimens. As a result, 90 mosquito species classified among 16 genera and 24 subgenera are recognized to occur in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, including 1 new peninsula record and 3 new state records.
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    • Grant Information:
      Institut de Recherche pour le Développement; CONAHCYT
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Campeche; Neotropics; Quintana Roo; Yucatán; vector
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20231230 Date Completed: 20240314 Latest Revision: 20240813
    • Publication Date:
      20240813
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/jme/tjad168
    • Accession Number:
      38159084