| SOUTHCOM Species: |
| Mosquito-borne diseases in South and Central America remain
an important component of the tropical disease burden carried by inhabitants
of most of the 20+ countries in the region. These include malaria, dengue,
yellow fever, filariasis, numerous encephalitides and unidentified viral
infections. The species links below will provide information useful to
both the layman and the professional entomologist. Each page contains
the scientific name, the bibliographic reference to the original description,
brief notes on the habitat of the immatures, the biting habits of the
adults, diseases that they can carry, and a map showing countries in
which a species has been found. |
- Aedes (Och.)
- Aedes (Stg.)
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- Anopheles (Ano.)
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- Anopheles (Ker.)
- Anopheles (Nys.)
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- Coquillettidia (Rhy.)
- Culex (Cux.)
- Culex (Mel.)
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- Haemagogus (Hag.)
- Mansonia (Man.)
- Psorophora (Jan.)
- Trichoprosopon
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| SOUTHCOM Countries: |
| To search for species by country, see WRBU's
Mosquito Catalog. For more information on countries, see CIA
World Factbook |
- ANGUILLA
- ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
- ARGENTINA
- ARUBA
- BAHAMAS
- BARBADOS
- BELIZE
- BOLIVIA
- BRAZIL
- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
- CAYMAN ISLANDS
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- CHILE
- COLOMBIA
- COSTA RICA
- CUBA
- DOMINICA
- DOMINICAN REP.
- ECUADOR
- EL SALVADOR
- FRENCH GUIANA
- GRENADA
- GUADELOUPE
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- GUATEMALA
- GUYANA
- HAITI
- HONDURAS
- JAMAICA
- MARTINIQUE
- MONTSERRAT
- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
- NICARAGUA
- PANAMA
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- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
- SAINT LUCIA
- SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES
- SURINAME
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
- TURKS & CAICOS IS
- URUGUAY
- VENEZUELA
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