Genus ACARTOMYIA Theobald, 1903

Culicidae Classification

Culicidae Classification (2)

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Name-Bearing Type:

Acartomyia zammitii Theobald, 1903.

Classification:

Subfamily Culicinae, tribe Aedini. Acartomyia includes only three species that comprise the Mariae Complex.

Distribution:

Coastal areas of the Mediterranean Region. Acartomyia mariae is also recorded from areas of the former Soviet Union.

Important References:

Reinert et al., 2008 (as subgenus of Ochlerotatus, phylogeny); Reinert et al., 2009 (generic status, phylogeny).

Included Taxa:

mariae (Sergent & Sergent, 1903)
phoeniciae (Coluzzi & Sabatini, 1968)
zammitii (Theobald, 1903)