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Table 2 Aquatic insect species associated with the oviposition sites of mosquitoes and their presence in each of eight states* along the Pacific coast of Mexico

From: Diversity of mosquitoes and the aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites along the Pacific coast of Mexico

Species

Distribution

Species

Distribution

Species

Distribution

Species

Distribution

Species

Distribution

Abedus ovatus

Ch, G, O

Crenitis sp.

C, M

Hesperagrion heterodoxum

O

Macrelmis sp.

Ch

Phyllogomphoides sp.

Ch

Ablabesmyia sp.

C

Cryphocricos sp.

Ch

Hesperocorixia vulgaris

Ch

Macronychus sp.

Ch

Phyllogomphoides suasus

Ch, G, N

Acilius sp.

J, M, N

Curicta howardi

O

Hetaerina cruentata

Ch, G, N, O

Macrothemis inacuta

G, N, O

Platyvelia sp.

Ch

Acneus sp.

Ch

Curicta sp.

J, S

Hetaerina vulnerata

J, N, S

Macrothemis pseudimitans

Ch, G, N, O, S

Potamyia flava

Ch

Rhionaeschna multicolor

J, M

Cybister sp.

C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Hetarina americana

G, J, N, O

Macrothemis ultima

J, S

Progomphus clendoni

Ch

Agabinus sp.

J

Cylloepus sp.

Ch

Heteragrion tricellulare

Ch, O

Macrovelia hornii

Ch

Progomphus sp.

Ch

Agabus sp.

Ch

Cyphon sp.

J, N, S

Heterelmis obesa

Ch, O

Macrovelia sp.

M

Psephenus sp.

Ch

Ambrysus mormon

C, Ch, J, S

Derallus rudis

C, Ch, O, S

Hydaticus sp.

C, Ch, J, M, S

Megadytes sp.

J, M

Pseudoleon superbus

J, M, S.

Ambrysus sp.

C, G, M, N, O, S

Derovatellus sp.

S

Hydraena sp.

J

Mesovelia mulsanti

C, N

Ranatra sp.

C, Ch, G, J, M, N, O, S

Anacaena suturalis

C, J, M, S

Desmopachria sp.

C, J, M, N

Hydrobiomorpha casta

J. M, O, S

Mesovelia sp.

Ch, C, J, M

Rhagovelia sp.

C, Ch, O

Anacroneuria sp.

Ch

Desmopachria striola

S

Hydrocanthus oblongus

J, N

Metrobates sp.

Ch

Rhantus calidus

O

Anax amazili

C, Ch, N, S

Dicranopselaphus sp.

Ch

Hydrocanthus sp.

C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Micrathyria aequalis

Ch, N, J

Rhantus gutticollis

O, S

Anax junius

J, M

Diglotta sp.

Ch

Hydrochara sp.

Ch

Micrathyria hagenii

C, M

Rhantus sp.

O, S

Antocha sp.

Ch

Dineutus ciliatus

G, O

Hydrochus sp.

C, J, M, N, S

Microcylloepus inaequalis

Ch, G

Rhionaeschna psilus

M

Apteraliplus sp.

C, S

Dineutus discolor

Ch

Hydroisotoma sp.

Ch

Microvelia beameri

Ch

Rhionaeschna sp.

M, S

Aquarius sp.

J

Dixella sp.

Ch

Hydrometra australis

Ch

Microvelia sp.

C, Ch, J, M, N, O

Scirtes sp.

J

Archilestes sp.

M

Dryops sp.

Ch

Hydrometra sp.

C, Ch, N

Neocylloepus sp.

Ch, M

Simulium sp.

Ch, M

Argia anceps

N

Dubiraphia sp.

Ch

Hydrophilus insularis

O

Neoperla sp.

C, Ch, G, J, M, N, S

Steinovelia stagnalis

Ch

Argia fissa

M, N, S

Dytiscus sp.

J, M

Hydrophilus smaragdinus

O

Nerthra mexicana

Ch, O

Stenelmis sp.

Ch

Argia oculata

C, Ch, G, N, O

Enallagma sp.

C, J

Hydrophilus sp.

G, S

Nerthra sp.

C, O

Stenus sp.

Ch

Argia oenea

Ch, G, O

Enochrus blatchleyi

O

Hydrophilus triangularis

Ch

Notomicrus sp.

C

Stratiomys sp.

J, S

Argia pulla

C, Ch, G, M, N, O, S

Enochrus mexicanus

C, Ch, J, M, N, O, S

Hydropsyche betteni

Ch

Notonecta sp.

G, J, M, O, S

Suphis sp.

J, M, S

Atopsyche sp.

Ch

Enochrus ochraceus

O

Hydropsyche sp.

Ch, M

Ochterus sp.

Ch

Suphisellus lineatus

C, N, S

Baetis sp.

Ch

Enochrus pseudochraceus

M

Hydroscapha sp.

S

Optioservus sp.

Ch

Suphisellus sp.

J, M, N, O

Baetodes sp.

Ch

Enochrus pygmaeus

C, G, J, M, O, S

Ischnura capreolus

C, Ch, N

Ordobrevia sp.

Ch, M

Sympetrum illotum

M, S

Barbaetis sp.

Ch

Erpetogomphus elaps

Ch, G, N, O

Ischnura demorsa

C, J, M, N, O, S

Orthemis ferruginea

J, M, S

Tabanus sp.

M

Belostoma sp.

C, Ch, J, S

Erpetogomphus eutainia

Ch, G, O

Ischnura hastata

Ch, G, M, N, O, S

Orthemis sp.

M

Telebasis salva

C, J, M, N, S

Berosus arneti

S

Erpetogomphus sp.

Ch

Ischnura ramburii

C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Pachydiplax longipennis

C

Telebasis sp.

C, N, S

Berosus exiguus

O

Erythemis attala

C, M, N, O

Ischnura sp.

C, Ch, J, M, N, S

  

Tenagobia sp.

M

Berosus infuscatus

O, S

Erythemis plebeja

C, Ch, G, J, N, O, S

Isonychia sp.

Ch

Pachydrus princeps

G, M

Thermonectus basillaris

J, O, S

Berosus mexicanus

C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Erythemis sp.

M, N, S

Laccobius sp.

M, N

Pachydrus sp.

M

Thermonectus marmoratus

G, O, S

Berosus sayi

M

Erythemis vesiculosa

C, G, N, O

Laccodytes sp.

Ch, C, M, S

Palaemnema desiderata

Ch, O

Thermonectus ornaticollis

S

Bibiocephala grandis

Ch

Erythrodiplax sp.

C, M

Laccophilus fasciatus

Ch, C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Pantala flavescens

C, Ch, G, N, S

Thermonectus sp.

Ch, C, J, O, S

Bidessonotus sp.

C

Erythrodiplax umbrata

C, G, J, N, O

Laccophilus hyalinus

M

Pantala hymenaea

J, S

Tramea abdominalis

C, J

Brachydeutera sp.

S

Gelastocoris oculatus

J, N

Laccophilus maculosus

G, J, O, S

Pantala sp.

Ch. S

Trepobates pictus

N

Brechmorhoga mendax

N

Gelastocoris sp.

M, N, S

Laccophilus pictus

Ch, G, J, O, S

Paracloeodes sp.

Ch

Trepobates sp.

Ch, C, J, N

Brechmorhoga praecox

Ch, G, N, O

Gerris sp.

Ch

Laccophilus sp.

C, Ch, J, M, S

Paracymus armatus

Ch

Triacanthagyna sp.

M

Brechmorhoga vivax

Ch

Gonielmis sp.

Ch

Laccophilus undatus

C

Paracymus confusus

O

Trichocorixa sp.

O, S

Bryothinusa sp.

Ch

Graphoderus sp.

J

Lara sp.

S

Paracymus regularis

C, Ch, M, N, O, S

Tricorythodes sp.

Ch

Buenoa sp.

C, Ch, G, J, M, N, O, S

Graptocorixa sp.

J, S

Leptobasis vacillans

M

Paradelphomyia sp.

Ch

Trochopus sp.

Ch

Caloparyphus greylockensis

Ch

Gyrinus parcus

O

Leptohyphes sp.

Ch

Paraleptophlebia sp.

Ch

Tropisternus blatchleyi

S

Camelobaetidius sp.

Ch

Haliplus sp.

J, M

Leptonema sp.

Ch

Pelocoris sp.

C, Ch, G, J, M, N, O, S

Tropisternus collaris

C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Celina sp.

J

Hebrus sobrinus

Ch

Lestes alacer

M, O

Pelonomus obscurus

O

Tropisternus lateralis

J, M, O, S

Ceratopsyche sp.

Ch

Helichus sp.

Ch, S

Lestes tenuatus

G, J, M, N, O

Pelonomus sp.

C

Tropisternus mixtus

M, N

Chaetarthria sp.

M, S

Helobata sp.

Ch, S

Lestes tikalus

Ch, C, O

Peltodytes dietrichi

S

Tropisternus paredesi

S

Chimarra sp.

Ch

Helochares normatus

C, G, S

Leucotrichia sp.

Ch

Peltodytes muticus

M

Tropisternus sp.

C, G, J, M, N, O, S

Copelatus caelatipennis

O

Helochares sallaei

S

Libellula foliata

Ch

Peltodytes sp.

S

Uvarus sp.

C, M, S

Copelatus sp.

J, M

Helophorus sp.

J

Liodessus fuscatus

G, O, S

Perissolestes sp.

M

Zaitzevia sp.

Ch

Corisella decolor

M

Hemerodromia sp.

M

Liodessus sp.

C, J, M, N, S

Perithemis sp.

S

  

Corydalus cornutus

C, Ch, M

Henochrus sp.

Ch

Lipogomphus sp.

Ch, C, J

Petrophila confusalis

Ch

  
  1. *C = Colima, Ch = Chiapas, G = Guerrero, J = Jalisco, M = Michoacán, N = Nayarit, O = Oaxaca, S = Sinaloa.