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Distribution

Species-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage

• Maxillary palpus of female almost as long as either the antenna or proboscis
• Postspiracular setae absent
• Prespiracular setae present
• Scales on the dorsal surface of the radial sector and media narrow.

Bionomics

• The larvae are found in sunny habitats including stream pools and margins. Females feed at night and will enter houses to take a blood meal.

Medical Importance

• This species is not an important vector of malaria in the United States.