Trichoprosopon

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Trichoprosopon
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Trichoprosopon digitatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Culicidae
Genus:
Trichoprosopon

Theobald, 1901
Type species
Trichoprosopon nivipes [1]
Theobald, 1901 [Synonym of Tr. digitatum (Rondani, 1848)]
Species
See text

Trichoprosopon is a genus of mosquitoes which occurs in the Neotropical region, ranging from Mexico south to Argentina. There are currently 17 described species recognized, but there is also an unknown number of undescribed species. They are a poorly understood group with a confused taxonomic history. [2] [3] [4] [1]

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Biology

Adult Trichoprosopon mosquitoes are diurnal and occur in forested habitats. Their larvae develop in phytotelmata, including bamboo internodes, tree holes, Heliconia bracts, in palms and bromeliads, cacao pods, and coconut husks. [5] Only one species, the widespread Tr. digitatum, is considered medically significant. It is a potential vector of arboviruses, as the Pixuna, Wyeomyia, Bussuquara, Ilhéus, and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses have been isolated from this species. [2]

Species

As of 2023, the following species are recognized: [2] [4] [1]

SpeciesAuthorityKnown Distribution
Trichoprosopon andinumLevi-Castillo, 1953 Colombia, Ecuador
Trichoprosopon brevipes(da Costa Lima, 1931) Brazil
Trichoprosopon castroiLane & Cerqueira, 1942Argentina, Brazil, Panama
Trichoprosopon compressum Lutz, 1905Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela
Trichoprosopon digitatum(Rondani, 1848)Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Trichoprosopon evansaeAntunes, 1942Colombia, Venezuela
Trichoprosopon lampropus (Howard, Dyar & Knab, 1913)Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama
Trichoprosopon lanei(Antunes, 1937)Colombia, Ecuador
Trichoprosopon mixtliRivera-García, Mendez-Andrade & Ibáñez-Bernal, 2023Mexico
Trichoprosopon mogilasium(Dyar & Knab, 1907)Brazil, Panama
Trichoprosopon obscurumLane & Cerqueira, 1942Argentina, Brazil
Trichoprosopon pallidiventer(Lutz, 1905)Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Trichoprosopon simileLane & Cerqueira, 1942Argentina, Brazil
Trichoprosopon soaresiLane & Cerqueira, 1942Brazil, French Guiana, Mexico?
Trichoprosopon townsendiStone, 1944Brazil, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago
Trichoprosopon trichorryes(Dyar & Knab, 1907)Panama
Trichoprosopon vonplesseni(Dyar & Knab, 1906)Ecuador

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harbach, RE (16 June 2023). "Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1901". Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Rivera-García, Karina D.; Mendez-Andrade, Alejandro; Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio (2023-03-09). "Trichoprosopon mixtli sp. nov., a new sabethine species (Diptera: Culicidae) from a Mexican cloud forest, with an assessment of the genus and keys for the identification of known species". Zootaxa. 5254 (1): 94–116. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5254.1.5. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   37044734.
  3. ↑ Zavortink, TJ (1979). "The new Sabethine genus Johnbelkinia and a primary reclassification of the composite genus Trichoprosopon" (PDF). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 17 (1): 1–61.
  4. 1 2 Harbach, Ralph E.; Wilkerson, Richard C. (2023-06-15). "The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification". Zootaxa. 5303 (1): 1–184. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   37518540.
  5. ↑ Lane, J (1953). Neotropical Culicidae volume II. São Paulo, Brazil: University of São Paulo. pp. 813–862.
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