@article{fdi:010091118, title = {{F}irst record of the tribe orthopodomyiini in the {Y}ucatan {P}eninsula}, author = {{A}rana-{G}uardia, {R}. and {G}arcía-{S}uárez, {O}. and {M}artínez-{D}uque, {P}. and {T}olsá-{G}arcía, {M}. {J}. and {V}igueras-{G}alvan, {A}. {L}. and {R}oche, {B}enjamin and {R}oiz, {D}avid and {S}uzán, {G}. and {T}alaga, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{U}pdating the mosquito fauna occurring in a specific area is crucial, given that certain species serve as vectors capable of transmitting zoonotic arboviruses. {T}his scientific note presents the first records of mosquitoes of the tribe {O}rthopodomyiini in the {Y}ucatan {P}eninsula. {I}mmature mosquitoes were collected on 2 occasions inside a tures, were obtained and identified as {O}rthopodomyia kummi based on external characteristics of females and males. {T}his species has been recorded in {P}anama, {C}osta {R}ica, {E}l {S}alvador, {G}uatemala, {M}exico, and marginally in the {U}nited {S}tates, but its presence in the {Y}ucatan {P}eninsula had gone unnoticed until now. {T}he knowledge about mosquitoes of the genus {O}rthopodomyia is limited, and their epidemiological importance remains uncertain. {T}herefore, further studies could provide insights into the ecological and infection dynamics associated with this species.}, keywords = {{A}rboviruses ; new record ; {O}rthopodomyia kummi ; vector ; zoonosis ; {MEXIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of the {A}merican {M}osquito {C}ontrol {A}ssociation}, volume = {40}, numero = {2}, pages = {109--111}, ISSN = {8756-971{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.2987/24-7173}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091118}, }