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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina
Print version ISSN 0373-5680On-line version ISSN 1851-7471
Abstract
ORDOQUI, Eliana; NASCIMENTO-CARVALHO, Érika Silva do and GARCIA, Juan J.. First Record of Simulium (Chirostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2023, vol.82, n.4, pp.5-5. Epub Dec 25, 2023. ISSN 0373-5680.
Blackflies are dipterans that belong to the family Simuliidae, common inhabitants of lotic ecosystems. The present study reports the first record of Simulium (Chirostilbia) subpallidum Lutz for Buenos Aires, rising to eight registered species of blackflies in the province. This report represents, to date, the southernmost distribution detected for the species and subgenus in South America.
Keywords : Blackfly; Neotropical Region; Salado River; Simulium subpallidum; Taxonomy.