The type specimens of mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) deposited in the entomological collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A list of type specimens of 100 mosquito species deposited in the Entomological collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is presented. It includes five holotypes belonging to the subfamily Anophelinae; 56 holotypes of Culicinae and two of Toxorhynchitinae. A lectotype is designated for Toxorhynchite...

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Main Authors: Verônica Marchon-Silva, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Magaly Dolsan de Almeida, Adenildo da Silva-Vasconcelos, Jane Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1996-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000400014