CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MOSQUITO FAUNA OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. - II THE GENUS CULEX IN THAILAND (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)

Abstract

Abstract : The culicine mosquito fauna of Thailand has received only scant and sporadic interest until recent years. Stanton (1920) recorded species occurring commonly in Bangkok; Edwards (1922) included a few general records from Thailand; Barraud and Christophers (1931) reported on species collected by J. A. Sinton during a 2 week railway tour of the country; Causey (1937) summarized information collected during a 4 year stay in Thailand; and Iyengar (1953) listed 48 species and subspecies from southern areas of Thailand. In this study, 60 species and subspecies belonging to 7 subgenera of the genus Culex are recognized from Thailand. Of these, 5 species are described as new and 19 species are recorded for the first time from Thailand; 7 species previously recorded from Thailand are dismissed as misidentifications and 6 previous records are regarded as doubtful. In addition, 7 names are placed in synonymy and 1 subspecies is elevated to species rank.