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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 2: 26 Jan. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-01-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.1.7
Page range: 141-144
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 4

First record of Culex (Melanoconion) adamesi (Diptera: Culicidae) from Guyana

Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory; University of Florida; Vero Beach; Florida; USA
Medical Entomology Unit - Vector Control Service; Ministry of Health; Guyana
Medical Entomology Unit - Vector Control Service; Ministry of Health; Guyana
Medical Entomology Unit - Vector Control Service; Ministry of Health; Guyana
Aedes Borne Diseases Unit; Vector Control Services; Ministry of Health; Georgetown; Guyana
Vector Control Services; Ministry of Health; Georgetown; Guyana
Opp. LP#50 Gookool Street; Diego Martin; Trinidad and Tobago
Department of Basic Medical Sciences; Pharmacology and Pharmacy Section; Faculty of Medical Sciences; The University of the West Indies Mona; Kingston; Jamaica; Mosquito Control and Research Unit; The University of the West Indies; Mona; Kingston; Jamaica
Diptera Culex (Melanoconion) adamesi Guyana

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How to Cite

Burkett-Cadena, N.D., Bowman, T.S., Butters, S.-A., Pollard, D.D., Nelson, K.A., Niles-Robin, R., Feng, R.S. & Sandiford, S.L. (2026) First record of Culex (Melanoconion) adamesi (Diptera: Culicidae) from Guyana. Zootaxa, 5752 (2), 141–144. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.1.7