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

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 Ri...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2024-03, Vol.61 (2), p.274-308
Main Authors: Talaga, Stanislas, Goff, Gilbert le, Arana-Guardia, Roger, Baak-Baak, Carlos Marcial, García-Rejón, Julián Everardo, García-Suárez, Omar, Rodríguez-Valencia, Víctor Manuel, Tolsá-García, María José, Suzán, Gerardo, Roiz, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic insects
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Campeche
Culicidae
Environmental Sciences
Genera
Geographical distribution
Mosquitoes
Neotropics
New records
Quintana Roo
REVIEW
Taxonomy
vector
Yucatán
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Summary: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 MexicanYucatan 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 MexicanYucatan 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 MexicanYucatan Peninsula, including 1 new peninsula record and 3 new state records.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjad168