Abstract
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) luteoventralis is redescribed from females, males, larvae and pupae collected at the type locality, in Brazil, and compared to the closely related species. At least six species - Wy. luteoventralis, Wy. ypsipola, Wy. testei, Wy. trifurcata, Wy. complosa and Wy. jocosa - appparently, belong to a monophyletic group, the subgenus Dendromyia. All other species previously included in Dendromyia are hereby excluded from this subgenus and retained in genus Wyeomyia without subgeneric placement.
Dendromyia; Wyeomyia luteoventralis; Wyeomyia ypsipola; mosquito taxonomy
Wyeomyia luteoventralis Theobald, the type species of the subgenus Dendromyia Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae)
Monique Albuquerque Motta1
Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira1
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) luteoventralis is redescribed from females, males, larvae and pupae collected at the type locality, in Brazil, and compared to the closely related species. At least six species - Wy. luteoventralis, Wy. ypsipola, Wy. testei, Wy. trifurcata, Wy. complosa and Wy. jocosa - appparently, belong to a monophyletic group, the subgenus Dendromyia. All other species previously included in Dendromyia are hereby excluded from this subgenus and retained in genus Wyeomyia without subgeneric placement.
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Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
01 June 2009 -
Date of issue
June 1995
