Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Peru with new national records

Ayala-Sulca Y.O.; Arque-Chunga W.; Colos-Galindo P.; Rodríguez-Rojas J.J.; Ortega-Morales A.I. · Journal of Vector Ecology (2025) · DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-50.2-127

Resumen

In Peru, since the beginning of the 20th century, 18 mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) and three forms have been discovered by previous authors: Anopheles acanthotorynus, An. calderoni, An. peruvianus, Chagasia ablusa, Ae. (Howardina) Iquitos form, Aedes epinolus, Haemagogus obscurescens, Hg. (Conopostegus) Peruvian highland form, Hg. (Con.) Peruvian lowland form, Culex archegus, Cx. debilis, Cx. diplophyllum, Cx. escomeli, Cx. raymondii, Onirion aenigma, On. celatum, Sabethes idiogenes, Trichoprosopon hyperlecum, Tr. subsplendens, Wyeomyia baltae, and Wy. paucartamboensis. Of these, seven species were later synonymized under the name of other species, the rest remain as valid species, one of them is placed in Nomen dubium, and the forms continue retained without specific status. With the intention of updating the checklist of mosquito species in Peru, historical and recent species-records were reviewed and mosquito collections were conducted in specific sites of Peru, resulting in the confirmation of the presence of Hg. anastasionis, Hg. capricornii, Psorophora dimidiata, Ps. cilipes, Cx. usquatissimus, Cx. dunni, Mansonia wilsoni, Johnbelkinia leucopus, Limatus pseudomethysticus, Tr. compressum, and Uranotaenia socialis. Additionally, Ae. aurivittatus, Ae. terrens/zavortinki, Cx. acharistus, Cx. dolosus, and Cx. surinamensis are reported for the first time in Peru, while An. apicimacula, An. mediopunctatus, Ae. condolescens, Cx. bihaicolus, and Sa. tarsopus are removed from the Peruvian mosquito fauna. An updated list of 198 nominal species and four forms of mosquitoes from Peru is presented.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga