taxonID	type	description	language	source
4C632B173646FF85708FFAF5FABE041D.taxon	description	BIN: BOLD: AER 7739. Male. Habitus not examined. Genitalia (Fig. 2 A ‒ G): Tergum VIII with a shallow emargination separating the lateral lobes. Tergum IX lobes small, somewhat triangular in outline, rounded apically, widely separated, bearing 18 ‒ 21 setae arranged in 2 irregular rows. Gonocoxite obovoid; ventrolateral setae strongly developed; ventromesal surface with small setae scattered from base to level of subapical lobe, setae stronger basally; lateral surface with a well-developed patch of long setae (lsp) at level of subapical lobe; proximal part of ventrolateral surface without scales. Subapical lobe clearly divided into 2 divisions. Proximal division short, columnar, bearing 2 robust, sinuous, apically hooked setae (setae a and b); seta a slightly shorter and thinner than seta b and inserted slightly basal to seta b; a tight group of 5 enlarged and abruptly pointed setae inserted lateral to proximal division. Distal division long, columnar, with 7 apical setae, 1 long hooked seta (h), 1 short saber-like seta (s) arising close to seta h, 1 relatively long saber-like seta (s), 1 broad, petiolate, striate foliform seta (l), 3 narrow, appressed flattened setae (f) arising from distal side. Gonostylus slender, curved, wider at base, tapering to apex, with a patch of short spicules on dorsal surface extending from basal 0.33 to apical snout, subapical crest weakly distinct before apical snout on ventral side, apical snout forming a small, upturned ridge; gonostylar claw short, leaf-like; 2 small setae near dorsal side before gonostylar claw. Phallosome with lateral plates and aedeagal sclerites equivalent in length; aedeagal sclerite broad, curved in lateral view and broadly connected to base of lateral plate; distal part of lateral plate without median process, sternal and tergal processes present; apical sternal process long and hooked at apex; apical tergal process very long, nearly pointed, directed dorsolaterally; apical margin markedly concave; base of lateral plate with a markedly distinct tergal process. Aedeagal sclerite not connected by dorsal aedeagal bridge. Proctiger elongate; paraproct narrowed distally, expanded basally, crown a row of about 5 or 6 simple blades. Cercal sclerite long and narrow with 1 or 2 cercal setae. Basal plate and paramere as figured. Tergum X shape as shown in Fig. 2 C.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173646FF85708FFAF5FABE041D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is dedicated to Professor Maria Anice Mureb Sallum for her incommensurable work on mosquito taxonomy in South America, and particularly on the Spissipes Section of Culex (Melanoconion) (e. g. Forattini & Sallum 1985; Forattini & Sallum 1995; Sallum & Forattini 1996; Sallum et al. 1997). Bionomics. Nothing is known about the bionomics of Cx. sallumae. Adult males were collected using CDC and CDC UV-light traps placed at 1 m above ground and operated from 1800 to 0600 h along an oxbow section of a rainforest stream in deep shade.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173646FF85708FFAF5FABE041D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Culex sallumae is only known from the type locality (Fig. 1 A).	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173646FF85708FFAF5FABE041D.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: Adult male in 96 % ethanol with dissected genitalia mounted on a microscope slide (specimen numbers ST 1 # 01700, BOLD: FGMOS 2885 - 22), FRENCH GUIANA: Montagnes de la Trinité, Crique Aya (53.41378 ° W, 4.60310 ° N, 115 m above sea level), 3 - XI- 2020, S. Talaga, IPG. Paratypes: Two adult males in alcohol with dissected genitalia mounted on separate microscope slides (specimen numbers ST 1 # 01702, BOLD: FGMOS 2887 - 22 and ST 1 # 01704, BOLD: FGMOS 2889 - 22), same collection data as the holotype, IPG.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173640FF87708FFD4FFC3804ED.taxon	description	BIN: BOLD: AEE 6759. Culex (Melanoconion) coppenamensis Form 2 (in part) of Sallum & Hutchings (2003) (illustration of gonostylus, species distribution). Male. Habitus not examined. Genitalia (Fig. 3 A ‒ G): Tergum VIII with a shallow V-shaped emargination separating the 2 lateral lobes, with longer setae forming a lateral concentrated setal group. Tergum IX with 2 distinct lobes, shape as shown in Fig. 3 F, bearing 33 ‒ 35 setae, outer basal setae clearly longer than the others. Gonocoxite globose, outer margin convex, inner margin nearly straight; ventrolateral setae strongly developed; ventromesal surface with small, scattered setae from base to level of distal division of subapical lobe; lateral surface with a well-developed patch of long setae (lsp) at level of subapical lobe, setae longer ventrally; proximal part of ventrolateral surface with numerous scales. Subapical lobe clearly divided into 2 divisions. Proximal division moderately long, columnar, not clearly divided into 2 arms, proximal arm conspicuously shorter than distal arm, each arm bearing 1 long, robust, sinuous, apically hooked seta (setae a and b), both setae equivalent in length and width; a patch of short setae inserted mesally at base of distal surface. Distal division subdivided into inner and outer arms; inner arm with 2 apical setae, 1 long hooked seta (h) and 1 shorter, narrow, saber-like seta (s) inserted in a small tubercle at base of seta h, both h and s arise from separate tubercles at proximal side, 3 or 4 subapical setae, 1 long, wide, apically curved saberlike seta (s) and 3 indistinct, narrow, appressed flattened setae (f) inserted in small tubercles at base of seta s; outer arm long, nearly straight with 1 foliform seta (l) at apex, seta l strongly enlarged, almost symmetrical, striate at base with a well-developed basal expansion. Gonostylus short, strong, with a patch of long spicules at midlength on dorsal surface, distal 0.5 widened and abruptly tapering to apex in lateral view, bearing a conspicuous subapical crest on ventral side restricted to widest part; gonostylar claw long, leaf-like, 2 setae on dorsal side before gonostylar claw, distal seta slightly larger and longer than proximal seta. Phallosome with lateral plates and aedeagal sclerites equivalent in length; aedeagal sclerite narrow, curved in lateral view with anterior margin thickened and sclerotized, narrowly fused to base of lateral plate; distal part of lateral plate with median, sternal and tergal processes; apical median process conical with apex produced into a point tergad, tergal margin of apical process concave; apical sternal process short, somewhat hook-like, pointed, curved laterally; apical tergal process elongate, shorter than apical median process, pointed and directed dorsolaterally; base of lateral plate with short tergal process; aedeagal sclerite not connected by dorsal aedeagal bridge. Proctiger elongate; paraproct narrowed distally, expanded basally, crown a row of about 14 or 15 short simple blades. Cercal sclerite long and narrow with 2 or 3 cercal setae. Basal plate and paramere as figured. Tergum X somewhat rectangular in outline, rounded at apex.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173640FF87708FFD4FFC3804ED.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is dedicated to Rosa Sá Gomes Hutchings for her valuable work on the diversity of mosquitoes in the Brazilian Amazon (e. g. Hutchings et al. 2005, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2020), and particularly on species allied to Culex coppenamensis Bonne-Wepster & Bonne, 1920, published in Sallum & Hutchings (2003) and Hutchings & Sallum (2008). Bionomics. Very little is known about the bionomics of Cx. hutchingsae. Immature stages were collected among roots and dead leaves at the edge of a large ground pool in rainforest (Fig. 5 A). Water was highly brown-coloured with dissolved plant substances, acidic (pH = 5.9), moderately warm (26.4 ° C) and with a conductivity of 390 µS / cm. Immature stages of Cx. hutchingsae were collected together with Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906 a, Cx. (Mel.) rabelloi Forattini & Sallum, 1987 and Cx. (Mel.) serratimarge Root, 1927 b.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173640FF87708FFD4FFC3804ED.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Culex hutchingsae is known from the type locality and Gare Tigre, French Guiana (Fig. 1 A). The latter is located at 45 km north-northeast from the type locality, but this area has been flooded since 1994 following the construction of the Petit Saut dam. Specimens of Cx. hutchingsae collected at Gare Tigre on 30 October 1945 were initially identified as Cx. coppenamensis by Floch (1946) and Floch & Abonnenc (1947). More recently, they were regarded as Cx. coppenamensis Form 2 by Sallum & Hutchings (2003) and as Cx. coppenamensis by Talaga et al. (2021).	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173640FF87708FFD4FFC3804ED.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: Adult male in 96 % ethanol with dissected genitalia mounted on a microscope slide and associated pupal and larval exuviae in 70 % ethanol (specimen numbers ST 1 # 01727, BOLD: FGMOS 2912 - 22), FRENCH GUIANA: Montagnes de la Trinité, Mare Aya (53.41445 ° W, 4.60289 ° N, 120 m above sea level), 5 - XI- 2020, S. Talaga, IPG. Paratypes: Two individualized adult males in 96 % ethanol with dissected genitalia mounted on separate microscope slides and individualized associated pupal exuviae in 70 % ethanol (specimen numbers ST 1 # 01729, BOLD: FGMOS 2914 - 22 and ST 1 # 01734, BOLD: FGMOS 2919 - 22), same collection data as the holotype, IPG. Other material examined. One male genitalia mounted on a microscope slide (IPG 1 # 00639) and associated pupal and larval exuviae mounted on a separate microscope slide (IPG 1 # 00603), original specimen number N ° 817 (17 A), FRENCH GUIANA: Gare Tigre, 30 - X- 45, E. Abonnenc, IPG.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173642FF88708FFCDFFEA607A9.taxon	description	BIN: BOLD: AET 1273. Male. Habitus not examined. Genitalia (Fig. 4 A ‒ G): Tergum VIII not clearly separated into lateral lobes. Tergum IX with 2 distinct lobes, shape as shown in Fig. 4 F, bearing 29 ‒ 33 setae equally distributed in 2 groups of distinct sizes, outer setae clearly longer than the inner setae. Gonocoxite stocky, ovoid; ventrolateral setae strongly developed; ventromesal surface with small, scattered setae from base to level of distal division of subapical lobe, setae longer basally; lateral surface with a patch of very long setae (lsp) at level of subapical lobe; proximal part of ventrolateral surface with scales. Subapical lobe clearly divided into 2 divisions. Proximal division divided into 2 slightly divergent arms, proximal arm shorter than distal arm, both arms bearing 1 long, robust, sinuous, apically hooked seta (setae a and b), both setae equivalent in length and width; a patch of short setae inserted mesally at base of distal surface. Distal division subdivided into inner and outer arms; inner arm columnar with 4 apical setae, 3 long, apically expanded, appressed flattened setae (f), and 1 shorter, apically truncated, flattened seta (f); outer arm with 2 apical setae, 1 long hooked seta (h), and 1 short, curved, saber-like seta (s); 2 subapical setae, 1 broad, asymmetrical, striated foliform seta (l), and 1 long, narrow, saber-like seta (s) inserted at base of seta l. Gonostylus slender, curved, widened on distal 0.5 in lateral view, tapering to apex, bearing an inconspicuous subapical crest on ventral side, restricted to widest part; ventral surface with small laterally directed lapel-shaped fold, and a small hyaline fold apically with smooth border; gonostylar claw, short, leaf-like, 2 close setae before gonostylar claw, distal seta conspicuously larger than proximal seta. Phallosome with lateral plates longer than aedeagal sclerites; distal part of lateral plate with median and tergal processes, sternal process not developed; apical median process broad and curved on ventral side, apical margin irregular, ending in 1 or 2 points tergad; apical tergal process long, equivalent in length to apical median process, pointed and directed dorsolaterally; base of lateral plate with a markedly distinct tergal process. Proctiger elongate; paraproct narrowed distally, expanded basally, crown a row of about 8 or 9 short simple blades, apical blade conspicuously more sclerotized than basal blades. Cercal sclerite long and narrow with 1 cercal seta. Basal plate and paramere as figured. Tergum X somewhat rectangular in outline, rounded at apex.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173642FF88708FFCDFFEA607A9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is dedicated to Luc Ackermann, the conservator of the Réserve Naturelle Nationale de La Trinité, for his continuous efforts in documenting the biodiversity of this preserved area of French Guiana. Bionomics. Very little is known about the bionomics of Cx. lucackermanni. Immature stages were collected among roots and dead leaves at the edge of a rainforest stream (Fig. 5 B). Water was clear, moderately warm (24.8 ° C), almost neutral (pH = 7.45), with a conductivity of 180 µS / cm. Immature stages of Cx. lucackermanni were collected together with An. (Lophopodomyia) squamifemur Antunes, 1937, Chagasia bonneae Root, 1927 a and Cx. (Mel.) corentynensis Dyar, 1920.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173642FF88708FFCDFFEA607A9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Culex lucackermanni is only know from the type locality (Fig. 1 A).	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
4C632B173642FF88708FFCDFFEA607A9.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: Adult male in 96 % ethanol with dissected genitalia mounted on a microscope slide and associated pupal exuviae in 70 % ethanol (specimen numbers ST 1 # 01742, BOLD: FGMOS 2927 - 22), FRENCH GUIANA: Montagnes de la Trinité, Crique Baboune (53.40525 ° W, 4.58359 ° N, 90 m above sea level), 8 - XI- 2020, S. Talaga, IPG. Paratypes: Two adult males individualized in 96 % ethanol with dissected genitalia mounted on separate microscope slides and individualized associated pupal exuviae in 70 % ethanol (specimen numbers ST 1 # 01743, BOLD: FGMOS 2928 - 22 and ST 1 # 01744, BOLD: FGMOS 2929 - 22), same collection data as the holotype, IPG.	en	Talaga, Stanislas, Gendrin, Mathilde (2022): Three new species of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae) from French Guiana based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 177-189, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.5
