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Bironella
Sign in to saveBironella is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. Its species are found around New Guinea, from the Maluku Islands east to New Britain and south to northern Australia. The other two genera in the subfamily are Anopheles, which has a nearly worldwide distribution, and Chagasia, which is found in the Neotropics.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Culicidae
- Collections
- YPM, PU, CSIRO
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Species
- Phylogenetic relationships
- Disease transmission
- See also
- References
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Bironella is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. Its species are found around New Guinea, from the Maluku Islands east to New Britain and south to northern Australia. The other two genera in the subfamily are Anopheles, which has a nearly worldwide distribution, and Chagasia, which is found in the Neotropics.
== Description == Members of the genus Bironella resemble those of the genus Anopheles. They are described as "delicate insects" varying in colour from light to dark brown. Adults can be separated from Anopheles by the pattern of veins on their wings. Larvae are distinguished by the organization of hairs (chaetae) on their thorax.
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