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Culicidae > Culicinae > Sabethini

Distribution
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
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Synonyms
Joblotia Blanchard 1901:1046. Diatype: Trichoprosopon nivipes Theobald.
Hyloconops Lutz, in Bourroul 1904:49, 55; 1905:125. Haplotype: pallidiventer Lutz. Belkin 1968b:35 (syn.).

Bionomics
Trichoprosopon are basically forest mosquitoes. Larvae are found in small containers of water. They have been collected from bamboo, fallen leaves and spathes, cacao pods, coconut shells, nuts (monkey pods), flower bracts of Heliconia, leaf axils, tree-holes, and artificial containers. Females of a few species are known to bite humans in shaded areas during the daytime.

Important References >> 		habitus image Representative species shown here:
Trichoprosopon digitatum

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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1. Mesopostnotal setae and/or scales present,
2. Prespiracular setae present,
3. Base of radial sector of wing with a basal spur or line of scales,
4. Scutum without metallic or irridescent scales.

Recommended characters:
5. Postspiracular setae absent,
6. Base of hindcoxa in line with or slightly above base of mesomeron,
7. Lower mesepimeral setae absent,

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>

Medical Importance
Trichoprosopon digitatum is regarded as a potential vector of arboviruses to humans. Pixuna and Wyeomyia viruses have been isolated from this species; Bussuquara, Ilheus, and St. Louis encephalitis viruses have been isolated from mixed pools which included this species.