Uranotaenia (subgenus)

Uranotaenia
	Uranotaenia ditaenionota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Tribe:	Uranotaeniini
Genus:	Uranotaenia ; Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891

Last updated August 06, 2025

Uranotaenia is a subgenus of the mosquito genus Uranotaenia with 121 species:

Species

Species include:^[1]

Uranotaenia aequatorianna Leví-Castillo, 1953
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia alboannulata (Theobald, 1905)
Uranotaenia albocephala da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia albosternopleura Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia amiensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia andavakae Doucet, 1950
Uranotaenia angolensis da Cunha Ramos, 1985
Uranotaenia annandalei Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia anopheloides Brunhes & Razafindrasolo, 1975
Uranotaenia antennalis Taylor, 1919
Uranotaenia apicalis Theobald, 1903
Uranotaenia argentipleura da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia arguellesi Baisas, 1935
Uranotaenia argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia barnesi Belkin, 1953^[3]
Uranotaenia benoiti Wolfs, 1964 (in Benoit, 1964)
Uranotaenia bertii Cova García & Rausseo, 1964
Uranotaenia bidentata da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia bimaculiala Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia bricenoi Cova García, Pulido, Escalante de Ugueto, Amarista & Mora, 1987
Uranotaenia briseis Dyar, 1925
Uranotaenia caeruleocephala Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia caliginosa Philip, 1931
Uranotaenia calosomata Dyar & Knab, 1907
Uranotaenia campestris Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia christophersi Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia civinskii Belkin, 1953^[3]
Uranotaenia clara Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Uranotaenia coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia cooki Root, 1937
Uranotaenia davisi Lane, 1943
Uranotaenia diraphati Peyton & Klein, 1970
Uranotaenia ditaenionota Prado, 1931
Uranotaenia dumonti Doucet, 1949
Uranotaenia edwardsi Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia falcipes Banks, 1906
Uranotaenia fimbriata King & Hoogstraal, 1947
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia gabaldoni Cova García, Pulido F., Escalante de Ugueto & Mora R., 1987
Uranotaenia geniculata da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia gerdae Slooff, 1963
Uranotaenia grassei da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia hamoni Grjebine, 1953
Uranotaenia hebes Barraud, 1931
Uranotaenia hebrardi da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia heiseri Baisas, 1935
Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia hystera Dyar & Knab, 1913
Uranotaenia incognita Galindo, Blanton & Peyton, 1954^[4]
Uranotaenia iriartei Cova García, Pulido F., Escalante de Ugueto & Mora R., 1987
Uranotaenia joucouri da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia lanei Martinez & Prosen, 1953
Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow, 1905
Uranotaenia lebiedi da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia leucoptera (Theobald, 1907)
Uranotaenia longirostris Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia ludlowae Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Uranotaenia macfarlanei Edwards, 1914
Uranotaenia machadoi da Cunha Ramos, 1986
Uranotaenia madagascarica da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia mathesoni Lane, 1943
Uranotaenia mayeri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia mayottensis Brunhes, 1977
Uranotaenia mendiolai Baisas, 1935
Uranotaenia metatarsata Edwards, 1914
Uranotaenia micans Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia moramangae da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia moresbyensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia nataliae Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Uranotaenia neireti Edwards, 1920
Uranotaenia neotibialis King & Hoogstraal, 1947
Uranotaenia nivea Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia nivipes (Theobald, 1905)
Uranotaenia novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia orientalis Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia orthodoxa Dyar, 1921
Uranotaenia oteizai Perez Vigueras, 1956
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia pallidoventer Theobald, 1903
Uranotaenia palmeirimi de Meillon & Rebêlo, 1941
- Uranotaenia'' subspecies ''dundo da Cunha Ramos, 1993
- Uranotaenia'' subspecies ''palmeirimi de Meillon & Rebêlo, 1941
Uranotaenia paludosa Galindo, Blanton & Peyton, 1954^[4]
Uranotaenia paralateralis Peters, 1964
Uranotaenia paranovaguinensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia philonuxia Philip, 1931
Uranotaenia pifanoi Cova Garcia, Pulido F. & Escalante de Ugueto, 1981
Uranotaenia prajimi Peyton & Rattanarithikul, 1970
Uranotaenia pulcherrima Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Uranotaenia pygmaea Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia rachoui Xavier, da Silva Mattos & da Silva, 1970
Uranotaenia rampae Peyton & Klein, 1970
Uranotaenia reyi Baisas, 1935
Uranotaenia riverai Duret, 1970
Uranotaenia roberti da Cunha Ramos & Brunhes, 2004^[2]
Uranotaenia rutherfordi Edwards, 1922
Uranotaenia sapphirina (Osten Sacken, 1868)
Uranotaenia setosax King & Hoogstraal, 1947
Uranotaenia sexaueri Belkin, 1953^[3]
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia solomonis Belkin, 1953^[3]
Uranotaenia sombooni Peyton & Klein, 1970
Uranotaenia subnormalis Martini, 1920
Uranotaenia subtibioclada King & Hoogstraal, 1947
Uranotaenia telmatophila Galindo, Blanton & Peyton, 1954^[4]
Uranotaenia testacea Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia tibialis Taylor, 1919
Uranotaenia tibioclada King & Hoogstraal, 1947
Uranotaenia trapidoi Galindo, Blanton & Peyton, 1954^[4]
Uranotaenia trilineata Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia typhlosomata Dyar & Knab, 1907
Uranotaenia unimaculiala Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia wysockii Belkin, 1953^[3]
Uranotaenia yunnanensis Dong, Dong & Wu, 2004

References

↑ "Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory".
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Da Cunha Ramos, Helena; Brunhes, Jacques (2004). Insecta Diptera Culicidae Uranotaenia. Faune de Madagascar. Vol. 91. ISBN 9782709915427. ISSN 0428-0709.
1 2 3 4 5 Belkin, John N. (1953). "Mosquitoes of the Genus Uranotaenia in the Solomon Islands (Diptera: Culicidae)". Pacific Science . 7 (3): 312–391. hdl:10125/8767.
1 2 3 4 Galindo, Pedro; Blanton, Franklin S.; Peyton, E. L. (1954). "A Revision of the Uranotaenia of Panama with Notes on Other American Species of the Genus (Diptera, Culicidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 47 (1): 107–177. doi:10.1093/aesa/47.1.107.

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[1] "Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory".

[Ramos2004-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Da Cunha Ramos, Helena; Brunhes, Jacques (2004). Insecta Diptera Culicidae Uranotaenia. Faune de Madagascar. Vol. 91. ISBN 9782709915427. ISSN 0428-0709.

[Belkin1953-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Belkin, John N. (1953). "Mosquitoes of the Genus Uranotaenia in the Solomon Islands (Diptera: Culicidae)". Pacific Science . 7 (3): 312–391. hdl:10125/8767.

[Galindo1954-4] 1 2 3 4 Galindo, Pedro; Blanton, Franklin S.; Peyton, E. L. (1954). "A Revision of the Uranotaenia of Panama with Notes on Other American Species of the Genus (Diptera, Culicidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 47 (1): 107–177. doi:10.1093/aesa/47.1.107.

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Uranotaenia

Uranotaenia ditaenionota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Tribe:	Uranotaeniini
Genus:	Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891