Uranotaenia
Uranotaenia is a genus of mosquitoes containing at least 270 species. It is the only member of the tribe Uranotaeniini.[1][2]
Uranotaenia | |
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Uranotaenia unguiculata | |
Scientific 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
- 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.
- "Uranotaeniini Lahille, 1904 – Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". Mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- "Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 – Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". Mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
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