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).