Two new species of Culex subgenus Melanoconion (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Amazon forest

Two new mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae), Culex (Melanoconion) phyllados n. sp. and Culex (Melanoconion) brachiatus n. sp. from the state of Amazonas, Brazil, are here validated and described based on morphological features of the male genitalia. Both species are morphologically more similar to both Culex coppenamensis Bonne-Wepster & Bonne and Culex alinkios Sallum & Hutchings than to any other species of the Bastagarius Subgroup of the subgenus Melanoconion. Diagnostic characters for the identification of the adult male of both species are provided.

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

Fundacao Vitoria Amazonica (FVA)

Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (PDBFF: Conv.INPA/SI)

Programa de Apoio a Nucleos de Excelencia (PRONEX) of the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas[016/2006]

Programa de Apoio a Nucleos de Excelencia (PRONEX) of the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas[1437/2007]

Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)[05/53973-0]

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)[472485/2006-7]