A list of type specimens of 100 mosquito species deposited in
the Entomological collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is
presented. It includes five holotypes belonging to the
subfamily Anophelinae; 56 holotypes of Culicinae and two of
Toxorhynchitinae. A lectotype is designated for
Toxorhynchites fluminensis. The holotypes of six
nominal species - Psorophora chiquitana, Psorophora
circunflava, Psorophora melanota, Psorophora lanei, Wyeomyia
brucei and Uranotaenia noctivaga - previously
considered non existent or of unknown location were found in
the collection.
