Anopheles (Stethomyia)

Stethomyia is a subgenus of the mosquito genus Anopheles.[1] The type species is Anopheles nimbus. There are five species in this subgenus.

Anopheles (Stethomyia)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Stethomyia
Edwards, 1932
Type species
Anopheles nimbus
Theobald, 1902
Species

Anopheles acanthotorynus
Anopheles canorii
Anopheles kompi
Anopheles nimbus
Anopheles thomasi

History

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This subgenus was described by Frederick Wallace Edwards in 1932.

Phylogeny

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Of the seven extant subgenera of Anopheles, Stethomyia appears to be the earliest diverging clade.

This branching order is currently under examination and may be revised.

Distribution

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This subgenus is found in the Caribbean and both Central and South America.

Countries where species of this subgenus are found include: Bolivia, Brazil,[2] Costa Rica, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

The species in this subgenus are forest mosquitoes and to date have been poorly studied. Larvae and pupal forms have been found in shaded marshy and swampy areas along streams within forests. Adult females are known to feed on humans.

Description

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Eggs:

Larvae:

  • Widely separated seta 2-C
  • The long pleural setae have thorn-like branches on one side only
  • Abdominal setae 1 are vestigial or absent
  • Anterolateral spiracular lobes have a narrow finger-like process
  • Spiracles are prominent and widely spaced

Pupae:

Pupae do not seem to bear subgeneric characters.

Adults:

These species are all dark mosquitoes and lack pale scaling on the maxillary palpi, wings or legs found in other species.

They have a median longitudinal silvery stripe on the scutum and lack prealar setae.

Male genitalia gonocoxites have an internal seta and a single long parabasal seta that is not borne on a tubercle.

Medical importance

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None of the species in this genus transmit malaria.

References

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  1. ^ Komp, W. H. W. (1 June 1937). "Anopheles Acanthotorynus, a New Species of the Subgenus Stethomyia from Peru. (Diptera, Culicidae.)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 30 (2): 358–360. doi:10.1093/aesa/30.2.358.
  2. ^ Morais, Sirlei Antunes; Andrade, David Campos; La Corte, Roseli (June 2018). "A new record of Anopheles (Stethomyia) kompi Edwards from Sergipe, northeastern Brazil". Journal of Vector Ecology. 43 (1): 198–200. doi:10.1111/jvec.12301. PMID 29757515.