''Chagasia'' 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 ''
Bironella
''Bironella'' is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are ''Anopheles'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and ''Chagasia'' Cruz (Neotropics).
''Bironella'' is found in Australia but one species ...
'' Theobald (Australia only). The subfamily consists of five species in the
Neotropical region
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeo ...
. These include ''C. ablusa'' Harbach, ''C. bathana'' Dyar, ''C. bonneae'' Root, ''C. fajardi'' Lutz and ''C. rozeboomi'' Causey, Deane & Deane.
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Bironella
''Bironella'' is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are ''Anopheles'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and ''Chagasia'' Cruz (Neotropics).
''Bironella'' is found in Australia but one species ...
'' appears to be the sister taxon to ''
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'' forming the outgroup in this subfamily.
The species ''
Chagasia bathana
''Chagasia bathana'' is a mosquito species in the genus ''Chagasia''.
It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela and French Guiana.
''C. bathana'' is a mosquito species with eight ...
'' has 8 chromosomes and males are heterogametic with one long X chromosome and one short Y chromosome.
[Harbach, R. E., & Howard, T. M. (2009). Review of the genus ''Chagasia'' (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae). ''Zootaxa'', (2210), 1-25.]
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
Hum ...
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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 ...
References
Notes
* Cruz, O. G. 1906. Um novo genero da sub-familia Anophelina
ic Brazil-Médico 20: 199-200.
* Edwards, F. W. 1932. Genera Insectorum. Diptera. Family Culicidae. Fascicle 194. Belgium, 258 pp.
* Harbach, R.E.; Howard, T.M. 2009: Review of the genus Chagasia (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae). Zootaxa, 2210: 1-25.
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Anophelinae
Mosquito genera
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