7 44 American Entomo/ogica! - Systematic Catalog of Culicidae

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have been collected in shaded stream bed pools with organic debris and sur-
rounded by vegetation, in association with Anopheles (S. ) oiketorakras].
16. Aedes (Finlaya) scutellalbum Boshell-Manrique, 1939. TYPE: Holotype
d, Rio Upin, Restrepo (Meta), elev. 500 m, July 1938, J. Boshell-Manrique
(USNM). BIONOMICS: Bred from larvae in rockpool in Rio Upin.
17. Aedes (Soperia) pseudodominicii Komp, 1936 [= dominicii]. TYPE: Syn-
types $, Restrepo (Meta), Aug-Sept 1935, E. Osorno-Mm). BIONO-
MICS: [Larvae probably in leaf axils of bromeliads]. Syntypes taken by netting.
18. Aedes (S.) whitmorei Dunn, 1918. TYPE: Lectotype 9, near emerald
mines, Muzo (Santander), 1916, E. R. Whitmore (USNM; selection of Stone and
Knight 1956a: 226). BIONOMICS: [Larvae probably in bromeliads or treeholes
not in “small heavily shaded pool of clear but apparently stagnant water” as
stated by Dunn]. Adults captured in a hut occupied by mine guards.
19. Haemagogus (Stegoconops) andinus Osorno-Mesa, 1944. TYPE: Holo-
type CT, coffee plantation near Fusagasuga (Cundinamarca), elev. 1746 m, May
1942, E. Osorno-Mesa (USNM). BIONOMICS: Larvae in rotholes in “guamos”
trees (Inga sp.).
20. Haemagogus (S.) falco Kumm, Osorno-Mesa & Boshell-Manrique, 1946
[ ssp. of capricornii or spegazzinii 1. TYPE: Syntypes d, ?, larvae, forest
known as Volcanes in the valley of the Pitas River near Caparrapi (Cundinamar-
ca), May and June 1943, H. W. Kumm, E. Osorno-Mesa and J. Boshell-Manri-
que (USNM; lectotype not selected, Stone and Knight 1955: 288). BIONOMICS:
[Larvae in treeholes and bamboo traps].
21. Haemagogus (H.) boshelli Osorno-Mesa, 1944. TYPE: Holotype d with
genitalia slide, Bahia de Solano (Chock), elev. 2-20 m, July 1942, E. Osorno-
Mesa (USNM). BIONOMICS: Larvae in treeholes and coconut shells on the
ground.
22. Culex (C. ) aglischrus Dyar, 1924 [= maracayensis]. TYPE: Lectotype
Cr (1904, B 2) with genitalia slide (1904), Barranquilla (Magdalena), 1923, L.H.
Dunn (USNM; selection of Stone and Knight 1957a: 42). BIONOMICS: Larvae in
a hole in the ground and a deep hole resembling a shallow well.
23. Culex (C. ) scutatus Rozeboom & Komp, 1948. TYPE: Holotype d with
associated larval and pupal skins and genitalia slide, Villavicencio (Meta), 15
May 1947, L. E. Rozeboom (USNM). BIONOMICS: Larvae in a small muddy
footprint.
24. Culex (Melanoconion) batesi Rozeboom & Komp, 1948. TYPE: Holo-
type d with associated larval and pupal skins and genitalia slide, Villavicen-
cio (Meta), 15 May 1947, L. E. Rozeboom (USNM). BIONOMICS: Larvae in
partly shaded, shallow margin of stream.
25. Culex (Mel. ) meroneus Dyar, 1925 [= conspirator]. TYPE: Holotype
d*, Barranquilla (Magdalena), Nov-Dee 1924, L. H. Dunn (USNM). BIONO-
MICS: [Larvae probably in ground pools, stream margins or swamps].
26. Culex (Mel. ) crybda Dyar, 1924. TYPE: Holotype cf, on river steamer
on the Atrato River at Murindo (Antioquia), date not specified, L. H. Dunn
(USNM). BIONOMICS: [Larvae probably in stream margins, swamps or ground
pools]. Holotype caught on river steamer between 2000 and 2200 hrs.
27. Culex (Mel. ) mistura Komp & Rozeboom, 1951. TYPE: Holotype d with
associated larval and pupal skins and genitalia slide, Laguna de la Palmita,
Villavicencio (Meta), 12 May 1947, L. E. Rozeboom (USNM). BIONOMICS:
Larvae in grassy margin of an open, clear-water pond in pasture.
28. Culex (Mel.) sursumptor Dyar, 1924. TYPE: Lectotype d (1909) with
genitalia slide, Barranquilla (Magdalena), 1923, L. H. Dunn (USNM; selection