Uranotaenia
Uranotaenia is a genus of mosquitoes containing at least 270 species. It is the only member of the tribe Uranotaeniini. 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.
Species
Sapphire-striped Mosquito
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyCulicidae
Habitatmarine
Observations397
via GBIF
Article
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- Subgenera
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Uranotaenia is a genus of mosquitoes containing at least 270 species. It is the only member of the tribe Uranotaeniini. 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.
== Subgenera == The genus Uranotaenia contains the following two subgenera: Pseudoficalbia Uranotaenia