Deinocerites
| Deinocerites | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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]
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Deinocerites:
- Deinocerites atlanticus Adames, 1971
- Deinocerites barretoi Adames, 1971
- Deinocerites belkini Adames, 1971
- Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901 (crabhole mosquito)
- Deinocerites colombianus Adames, 1971
- Deinocerites costaricensis Adames & Hogue, 1969
- Deinocerites curiche Adames, 1971
- Deinocerites dyari Belkin & Hogue, 1959
- Deinocerites epitedeus (Knab, 1907)
- Deinocerites howardi Belkin & Hogue, 1959
- Deinocerites magnus (Theobald, 1901)
- Deinocerites mathesoni Belkin & Hogue, 1959
- Deinocerites mcdonaldi Belkin & Hogue, 1959
- Deinocerites melanophylum Dyar & Knab, 1907
- Deinocerites nicoyae Adames & Hogue, 1969
- Deinocerites panamensis Adames, 1971
- Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
- Deinocerites spanius (Dyar & Knab, 1909)
References
- ^ "Deinocerites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Deinocerites". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Deinocerites genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- 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). Supplements to Mosquito Systematics. 1: 1–313. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- Cutwa-Francis, M.M.; O'Meara, G.F. "Identification guide to common mosquitoes of Florida". Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D. (2013). Mosquitoes of the southeastern United States. The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-1781-2.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
