''Bironella'' is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are ''
Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and ''
Chagasia
''Chagasia'' is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are ''Anopheles'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and '' Bironella'' Theobald (Australia only). The subfamily consists of five species in t ...
'' Cruz (
Neotropics
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).
''Bironella'' is found in
Australia
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but one species ''
B. obscura'' is found in New Guinea.
[Bironella (Brugella) obscura, a new species of mosquito from New Guinea (Diptera: Culicidae). Tenorio JA, J Med Entomol. 1975 Jan 10;11(6):734-8., ]
The genus comprises 11 described species. It has been divided into three subgenera:
Bironella Theobald (two species),
Brugella Edwards (three species) and
Neobironella Tenorio (three species).
''Bironella'' appears to be the sister taxon to the ''
Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'', with ''
Chagasia
''Chagasia'' is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are ''Anopheles'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and '' Bironella'' Theobald (Australia only). The subfamily consists of five species in t ...
'' forming the outgroup in this subfamily.
See also
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List of mosquito genera
There are 112 genera of mosquitoes, containing approximately 3,500 species.Elbers ARW, Koenraadt CJM, and Meiswinkel R (2015) Mosquitoes and Culicoides biting midges: vector range and the influence of climate change. Rev Sci Tech 34: 123–137
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Taxonomy of Anopheles
''Anopheles'' is a genus of mosquitoes (Culicidae). Of about 484 recognised species, over 100 can transmit human malaria, but only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'' that cause malaria, which affects humans in endemi ...
Notes
* ''Bironella derooki'' is a synonym of ''
Anopheles soesiloi''.
References
* Belkin, J. N. 1962. The Mosquitoes of the South Pacific (Diptera: Culicidae). Volume 1. University of California Press, 608 pp.
* Bonne-Wepster, J. and N. H. Swellengrebel. 1953. The Anopheline Mosquitoes of the Indo-Australian Region. Amsterdam, 504 pp.
* Edwards, F. W. 1932. Genera Insectorum. Diptera. Family Culicidae. Fascicle 194. Belgium, 258 pp.
* Evenhuis, N. L. and S. M. Gon III. 1989. Family Culicidae, pp. 191–218. In: N. L. Evenhuis (ed.), Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Bishop Museum Special Publication 867. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.
* Tenorio, J. A. 1977. Revision of the genus Bironella (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 14: 317-361.
* Theobald, F. V. 1905. A catalogue of the Culicidae in the Hungarian National Museum, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 3: 61-120.
* Bironella (Brugella) obscura, a new species of mosquito from New Guinea (Diptera: Culicidae). Tenorio JA, J Med Entomol. 1975 Jan 10;11(6):734-8.,
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Anophelinae
Mosquito genera
Taxa named by Frederick Vincent Theobald
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