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Culicidae > Culicinae > Hodgesiini

Distribution
Australia, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, Zaire
Distribution map

Synonyms
None

Bionomics
The bionomics of Hodgesia are poorly known. Larvae are usually found in swamps and marshes in water with very dense vegetation, and often in association with species of Mimomyia. The feeding habits of most species are unknown. Hodgesia sanguinae of Africa has been reported to attack humans, and Ho. solomonis is a vicious biter in the vicinity of its larval habitats in the Solomon Islands. Females are so small that they may be mistaken for biting midges (family Ceratopogonidae), hence it is likely that other species which may feed on humans have not been recognized.

Important References >> 		habitus image Representative species shown here:
Hodgesia bailyi

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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1. Plume scales of wing with nitched (forked) tips.

Recommended characters:
2. Prespiracular setae absent,
3. Base of hindcoxa distinctly ventral to base of mesomeron,
4. Lower mesepimeral setae present.

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>

Medical Importance
A few species of Hodgesia bite humans, but none are medically important.