Biology:Chagasia

Short description: Genus of flies

Chagasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Subfamily:	Anophelinae
Tribe:	Anophelini
Genus:	Chagasia Cruz, 1906
Type species
Chagasia fajardi (Lutz, 1904)
Species
Chagasia ablusa Chagasia bathana Chagasia bonneae Chagasia fajardi Chagasia rozeboomi

Chagasia is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are Anopheles Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and Bironella Theobald (Australia only). The subfamily consists of five species in the Neotropical region. These include C. ablusa Harbach, C. bathana Dyar, C. bonneae Root, C. fajardi Lutz and C. rozeboomi Causey, Deane & Deane.

Bironella appears to be the sister taxon to Anopheles, with Chagasia forming the outgroup in this subfamily.

The species Chagasia bathana has 8 chromosomes and males are heterogametic with one long X chromosome and one short Y chromosome.

See also

• List of mosquito genera
• Taxonomy of Anopheles

Notes

• Cruz, O. G. 1906. Um novo genero da sub-familia Anophelina [sic]. Brazil-Médico 20: 199-200.
• Edwards, F. W. 1932. Genera Insectorum. Diptera. Family Culicidae. Fascicle 194. Belgium, 258 pp.
• Harbach, R.E.; Howard, T.M. 2009: Review of the genus Chagasia (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae). Zootaxa, 2210: 1-25.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4036018 entry