Bironella

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Bironella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Subfamily: Anophelinae
Genus: Bironella
Theobald, 1905
Type species
Bironella gracilis
Theobald, 1905
Species

Species include:

Bironella is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. [1] The other two genera are Anopheles , which has a nearly worldwide distribution, and Chagasia , which is found in the Neotropics. [2]

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Distribution

Bironella is predominantly found in Australia, with one species, Bironella obscura , also found in New Guinea. [3]

Species

The genus Bironella comprises eight described species, which are divided into three subgenera: Bironella Theobald (two species), Brugella Edwards (three species), and Neobironella Tenorio (three species). [4]

Phylogenetic relationships

Within the subfamily Anophelinae, Bironella appears to be the sister taxon to the genus Anopheles. In contrast, Chagasia forms the outgroup, highlighting its distinct evolutionary lineage within this subfamily. [5]

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References

  1. Foote, R. H. (1963-05-10). "The Mosquitoes of the South Pacific (Diptera, Culicidae). vols. 1 and 2. John N. Belkin. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1962. vol. 1, 620 pp.; vol. 2, 412 pp. Illus. $20" . Science. 140 (3567): 638–638. doi:10.1126/science.140.3567.638. ISSN   0036-8075.
  2. Rozeboom, Lloyd E. (1954-07-01). "The Anopheline Mosquitoes of the Indo-Australian Region" . The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 3 (4): 776–776. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1954.3.4.tm0030040776a. ISSN   0002-9637.
  3. Tenorio, Joaquin A. (1977-11-30). "Revision of the Genus Bironella (Diptera: Culicidae)1" . Journal of Medical Entomology. 14 (3): 317–361. doi:10.1093/jmedent/14.3.317. ISSN   1938-2928.
  4. Tenorio, Joaquin A. (1975-01-10). "Bironella {Brugella) Obscura, a New Species of Mosquito from New Guinea (Diptera: Culicidae)1" . Journal of Medical Entomology. 11 (6): 734–738. doi:10.1093/jmedent/11.6.734. ISSN   1938-2928.
  5. Vas, Zoltán; Szőke, Viktória (2022). "New species and genera described in the Hungarian Natural History Museum in 2021". Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici (114): 177–186. doi:10.53019/annlsmushistnathung.2022.114.177. ISSN   0521-4726.