Ortega-Morales Aldo I, Pérez-Paredes María Guadalupe, Siller-Rodríguez Quetzaly K, Moreno-García Miguel, González-Acosta Cassandra, Correa-Morales Fabián
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2019 Mar;35(1):51-54. doi: 10.2987/18-6787.1.
is one of the rare species endemic in Mexico. This species was originally described from specimens collected in the state of Morelos in 1970; however, very few occurrence records have been published since. During an ovitrap survey of mosquitoes in 2018, eggs of were collected for the 1st time in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. appears to have become common and the species is frequently found in ovitraps, and often confused with other common species of , such as , , , and . Females of are highly anthropophagous and persistent biters in wild habits during the rainy season. Although the medical importance of is unknown, its biting habitats and increasing abundance indicate that the potential importance of this species should not be neglected by the public health officials of Mexico.
是墨西哥特有的珍稀物种之一。该物种最初是根据1970年在莫雷洛斯州采集的标本描述的；然而，自那时以来发表的出现记录很少。在2018年对蚊子的诱蚊产卵器调查中，首次在墨西哥伊达尔戈州采集到了该物种的卵。该物种似乎已变得常见，并且经常在诱蚊产卵器中被发现，并且常常与其他常见的该属物种混淆，例如、、和。该物种的雌性在雨季的野外习性中具有高度嗜人血且持续叮咬的特点。尽管该物种的医学重要性尚不清楚，但其叮咬习性和数量增加表明，墨西哥的公共卫生官员不应忽视该物种的潜在重要性。
