- Culicidae » Anophelinae
- Representative species shown here: Bironella hollandi
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Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage
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Name-bearing Type
- 1905f:69
- Type Species: Bironella gracilis
Classification
- Subfamily Anophelinae. The genus includes eight species divided between three subgenera: Bironella (2 species), Brugella (3) and Neobironella (3).
Distribution
- Bironella occur in the Australasian Region, principally in the Papuan Subregion.
Phylogeny
- The phylogenetic relationships of Bironella are uncertain. It may be the sister group of genus Anopheles (Harbach & Kitching, 1998; Besansky & Fahey, 1997; Foley et al., 1998; Krzywinski et al., 2001a,b,) or a species group of subgenus Anopheles (Sallum et al., 2000; Sallum et al., 2002; Harbach & Kitching, 2005). The evolutionary relationships of the subgenera and species have not been investigated.
Characteristics
- The phylogenetic relationships of Bironella are uncertain. It may be the sister group of genus Anopheles (Harbach & Kitching, 1998; Besansky & Fahey, 1997; Foley et al., 1998; Krzywinski et al., 2001a,b,) or a species group of subgenus Anopheles (Sallum et al., 2000; Sallum et al., 2002; Harbach & Kitching, 2005). The evolutionary relationships of the subgenera and species have not been investigated.
Bionomics
- The immature stages of Bironella are usually found in undisturbed areas, most frequently in dense shade in swamp margins and the margins of slow-moving streams. They also inhabit rock pools in and along margins of streams, backwaters of streams, seepages, river banks and temporary pools. The adults are seldom collected or seen in nature, but some have been captured in Malaise traps set up in virgin forest. The females of Bi. gracilis have been reported to bite humans, and have been induced to bite in the laboratory, but Bironella do not habitually attack people.
Medical
- Species of Bironella are not known to transmit any pathogens of human diseases.
Important References
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