Coquillettidia

Author

• Dyar
• 1905a:47
• Type Species: Culex perturbans (Walker)

Distribution

• Worldwide distribution, known from all faunal regions.
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Synonyms

• None

Bionomics

• Not yet available

Medical Importance

• Some species of Coquillettidia are notorious pests of humans and domestic animals in Africa, Europe, and North America. Coquillettidia perturbans is a vector of Eastern equine encephalitis virus in North America.

Important References

• See WRBU's Mosquito Catalog

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:

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  • 1. Dorsal wing scales usually narrow, symmetrical, or nearly so (distinction from Mansonia), and unicolorous, rarely broad and mixed dark and pale
  • 2. Tarsal claws (U-I-III) simple
  • 3. Pulvilli (Pv) absent
  • 4. Abdomen apex blunt in females (distinction from Aedes)

Culicidae » Culicinae » Mansoniini

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• Representative species shown here:
• Coquillettidia crassipes

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