Psorophora is a genus of mosquitoes in the subfamily Culicinae and tribe Aedini, described by French entomologist Robineau-Desvoidy in 1827. The subgenera and species included within Psorophora are listed below.[2]
| Psorophora | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Psorophora ferox female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Tribe: | Aedini |
| Genus: | Psorophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Culex ciliatus (Fabricius, 1794) | |
Subgenera and species
editSubgenus Psophora
editSubgenus Janthinosoma
edit- Psorophora albigenu
- Psorophora albipes
- Psorophora amazonica
- Psorophora champerico
- Psorophora circumflava
- Psorophora cyanescens
- Psorophora discrucians
- Psorophora ferox
- Psorophora fiebrigi
- Psorophora forceps
- Psorophora horrida
- Psorophora johnstonii
- Psorophora lanei
- Psorophora longipalpus
- Psorophora lutzii
- Psorophora mathesoni
- Psorophora melanota
- Psorophora mexicana
- Psorophora pilosa
- Psorophora pseudoalbipes
- Psorophora pseudomelanota
- Psorophora totonaci
- Psorophora varipes
Subgenus Grabhamia
edit- Psorophora cingulata
- Psorophora columbiae
- Psorophora confinnis
- Psorophora dimidiata
- Psorophora discolor
- Psorophora funiculus
- Psorophora infinis
- Psorophora insularius
- Psorophora jamaicensis
- Psorophora leucocnemis
- Psorophora paulli
- Psorophora santamarinai
- Psorophora pygmaea
- Psorophora signipennis
- Psorophora tolteca
- Psorophora varinervis
Gallery
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P. holmbergi
P. pallescens
P. albigenu
P. mathesoni
P. albipes
P. discolor
References
edit- ↑ "Psorophora". Mosquito Genera. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Thomas V. Gaffigan; Richard C. Wilkerson; James E. Pecor; Judith A. Stoffer; Thomas Anderson. "Systematic Catalog of Culicidae". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
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