Catalog of the subgenus Melanoconion of Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) for South America Author Torres-Gutierrez, Carolina Author Sallum, Maria Anice Mureb text Zootaxa 2015 2015-10-07 4028 1 1 50 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.1.1 19283c46-0f5f-457b-ab0c-1e6c8fdd9b36 1175-5326 289703 31CA1483-9A4B-4B31-AC85-DD574C7FAB25 134. vaxus Dyar, 1920a: 73 (M, L). Lectotype M: Republic of Suriname ( NMNH ). Distribution in South America : Argentina , Brazil, French Guiana, Republic of Suriname. Bibliographic sources: Known life stages and relevant references in Forattini & Sallum (1993b) who resurrected the species from synonymy with Culex educator . This paper calls attention to previous misidentifications of Cx . vaxus with Cx . educator and Cx . theobaldi , which could consequently misinform about the real distribution of the species. Geographical records of the species are found in Lopes & Lozovei (1995) ; Hutchings et al. (2002 , 2005 , 2010, 2011, 2013); Montes (2005) ; Paula & Gomes (2007); Gomes et al. (2007; 2008); Ramos (2009) ; Suárez - Mutis et al. (2009); Sugimoto (2009) ; D´ Avila (2011) ; Laporta (2012) ; Müller et al. (2012) ; Ribeiro et al. (2012) ; Medeiros - Sousa et al. (2013b); Sá & Sallum (2013) ; Sant’Ana (2013); Rossi (2015) . Ecological notes in Forattini et al. (1993a; 1997). Synonyms: bibulus Dyar, 1920a : 74 (M, L). Holotype M: Republic of Suriname (NMNH).