Deinocerites

Deinocerites
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Culicidae
Tribe:Culicini
Genus:Deinocerites
Theobald, 1901

Deinocerites is a genus of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae. There are about 18 described species in Deinocerites.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Deinocerites:

  • Deinocerites atlanticus Adames, 1971 c g
  • Deinocerites barretoi Adames, 1971 c g
  • Deinocerites belkini Adames, 1971 c g
  • Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901 i c g b (crabhole mosquito)
  • Deinocerites colombianus Adames, 1971 c g
  • Deinocerites costaricensis Adames & Hogue, 1969 c g
  • Deinocerites curiche Adames, 1971 c g
  • Deinocerites dyari Belkin & Hogue, 1959 c g
  • Deinocerites epitedeus (Knab, 1907) c g
  • Deinocerites howardi Belkin & Hogue, 1959 c g
  • Deinocerites magnus (Theobald, 1901) i c
  • Deinocerites mathesoni Belkin and Hogue, 1959 i c g
  • Deinocerites mcdonaldi Belkin & Hogue, 1959 c g
  • Deinocerites melanophylum Dyar & Knab, 1907 c g
  • Deinocerites nicoyae Adames & Hogue, 1969 c g
  • Deinocerites panamensis Adames, 1971 c g
  • Deinocerites pseudes Dyar and Knab, 1909 i c g
  • Deinocerites spanius (Dyar & Knab, 1909) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Deinocerites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Deinocerites". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. 1 2 "Deinocerites". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. 1 2 "Deinocerites Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D. (2013). Mosquitoes of the southeastern United States. The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-1781-2.
  • Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
  • Darsie, Richard F. Jr.; Ward, Ronald A.; Chang, Chien C.; Litwak, Taina (2004). Identification and Geographical Distribution of the Mosquitoes: of North America, North of Mexico (PDF). University Press of Florida.
  • Harbach, R.E. (2007). "The Culicidae (Diptera): a review of taxonomy, classification and phylogeny" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1668: 591–638.
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.

  • "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  • Cutwa-Francis, M.M.; O'Meara, G.F. "Identification guide to common mosquitoes of Florida". Retrieved 2018-05-01.


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