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Distribution
Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Neth. Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela
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Synonyms
Cleobonnea Dyar l919d:134. Orthotype: Wyeomyia occulta Bonne-Wepster and Bonne.
Heliconiamyia Dyar l919d:123. Orthotype: Wyeomyia galoa Dyar and Knab.
Triamyia Dyar l919d:120. Orthotype: Wyeomyia aporonoma Dyar and Knab.
Dinomyia Dyar l919d:117 (non Martynov 1909). Orthotype: proviolans Dyar.
Prosopolepis, subgenus Janicemyia Dyar and Shannon 1924d:481. Orthotype: [Wyeomyia] clasoleuca Dyar and Knab.
Caltadimyia Dyar l919d:137. Orthotype: Wyeomyia pandora Dyar and Knab.
Wyeomyia, subgenus Shropshirea Dyar 1922d:97. Haplotype: ypsipola Dyar.
Prosopolepis, subgenus Eunicemyia Dyar and Shannon 1924d:481. Orthotype: [Wyeomyia] albosquamata Bonne-Wepster and Bonne.
Dendromyia, subgenus Melanolepis Dyar 1928:69,72. Logotype: Prosopolepis jocosa Dyar and Knab (Edwards 1932a:87).

Bionomics
Wyeomyia are principally forest mosquitoes. The larvae inhabit small collections of water in bromeliads and aroids, flower bracts, broken bamboo, tree-holes, pitcher plants, and occasionally artificial and other containers. Adults are active during the day. They are usually found in damp forests near larval habitats. Various species are found at all elevations in forest canopy, but some seem to be restricted to ground level. Most of the species take blood meals and females readily feed on humans that enter their realm.

Important References >> 		habitus image Representative species shown here:
Wyeomyia arthrostigma

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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1. Upper postpronotal setae absent,
2. Mesopostnotal setae and/or scales present,
3. Scutum without metallic or irridescent scales.

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

Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia)
1a. Upper calypter of wing without setae or scales, bare,
2a. Base of radial sector of wing without basal spur or line of scales,
3a. Tarsi of mid- and hind-legs partly white-scaled.

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>

Medical Importance
Wyeomyia are not known to vector disease agents and have little if any economic importance to humans; however, Ilheus and Venezuelan encephalitis viruses have been isolated from Wy. medioalbipes in Trinidad.