Uranotaenia

Uranotaenia is a genus of mosquitoes containing at least 270 species. It is the only member of the tribe Uranotaeniini.[1][2]

This article is about the genus. For the subgenus, see Uranotaenia (subgenus).

Uranotaenia
Uranotaenia unguiculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Tribe: Uranotaeniini
Genus: Uranotaenia
Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Type species
Uranotaenia pulcherrima
Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Diversity
at least 270 species

Subgenera

See also

References
  1. Harbach, R.E. (2007). "The Culicidae (Diptera): a review of taxonomy, classification and phylogeny" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1668: 591–638. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.28.
  2. "Uranotaeniini Lahille, 1904 – Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". Mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. "Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 – Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". Mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2016-01-27.


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