Biology:Uranotaenia
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Uranotaenia is a genus of mosquitoes containing at least 270 species. It is the only member of the tribe Uranotaeniini.[1][2] Larvae of this genus are distinctive among the Culicinae because they rest nearly parallel to the water surface rather than perpendicular to it, a posture similar to the Anophelinae, though unlike the Anophelinae they retain a functional siphon.[3]
Subgenera
The genus Uranotaenia contains the following two subgenera:
References
- ↑ Harbach, R.E. (2007). "The Culicidae (Diptera): a review of taxonomy, classification and phylogeny". Zootaxa 1668: 591–638. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.28. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01668p638.pdf.
- ↑ "Uranotaeniini Lahille, 1904 – Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". Mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. 2008-02-11. http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/simpletaxonomy/term/6273.
- ↑ Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Firefly Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-77085-100-9.
- ↑ "Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 – Culicidae Classification | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". Mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. 2008-02-11. http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/simpletaxonomy/term/6274.
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