Mejia-Zuniga, M. DavidReyes-Moya, Ángel G.Tapia-Bueno, Janeth A.Moncada-Hernandez, Laura J.Ortega-Morales, Aldo I.Moreno-Garcia, MiguelGonzález-Acosta, CassandraCorrea-Morales, Fabián2023-06-172023-06-172022-01Mejia-Zuniga M. David, Reyes-Moya Ángel G., Tapia-Bueno Janeth A., Moncada-Hernandez Laura J.,Ortega-Morales Aldo I., Moreno-Garcia Miguel, González-Acosta Cassandra, Correa-Morales Fabián. First national record of Aedes melanimon (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mexico. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases . 2022 Jan; 59(1): 102-1040972-9062http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/216858Aedes (Ochlerotatus) melanimon Dyar 1924 has been considered an important pest in agricultural and rural communities. Aedes melanimon is a vector of WEEV and CEV and is a competent laboratory vector of WNV. The known range of Ae. melanimon extends throughout Southwest Canada, part of Central and most of Western USA. Here we report the first record of Ae. melanimon in Mexico, at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The collect represents the southernmost distributional record for this species. Its indigenous presence in a highly urbanized and dry area was not expected. A permanent surveillance program to detect and determine the species in border-crossing cities is encouraged.Aedes melanimonexotic speciesMexicoUSAvector-borne diseasesFirst national record of Aedes melanimon (Diptera: Culicidae) in MexicoJournal ArticleIndiaUnidad de Investigación Entomológica y Bioensayos-Servicios de Salud de Chihuahua. Paseo T. de la República 3530, Col. Partido Romero, 32330. CD. Juárez, Chihuahua, MéxicoDepartamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Unidad Laguna. Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, C.P. 27084, Torreón, Coahuila, MexicoUnidad de Investigación Entomológica y Bioensayos-Centro Regional de Control de Vectores Panchimalco-Servicios de Salud de Morelos. Emiliano Zapata 95, C.P. 62900. Jojutla, Morelos, MéxicoServicios de Salud de Morelos. Coordinación de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector y Zoonosis. Callejón Borda 3, Centro, C.P. 62000, Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoCentro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades. Benjamín Franklin 132, Escandón, C.P. 11800. Ciudad de México, México