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Genus HOPKINSIUS Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 2008

Edited by Ralph Harbach on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 17:16
Name-Bearing Type: 

Hopkinsius ingrami (Edwards, 1930).

Classification: 

Subfamily Culicinae, tribe Aedini. Hopkinsius includes seven species, five placed in the nominotypical subgenus and two in subgenus Yamada.

Distribution: 

Africa, China, India, japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Bionomics: 

The immature stages of Hopkinsius species have been collected from tree holes and bamboo. Nothing is known about the bionomics of the adults.

Medical and Economic Importance: 

Species of Hopkinsius are unlikely to be of medical and economic importance to humans.

Important References: 

Reinert et al., 2008, 2009 (taxonomy, phylogeny); Rattanarithikul et al., 2010 (Thailand, keys, bionomics).

Included Taxa: 
Subgenus HOPKINSIUS Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 1908
   barnardi (Edwards, 1924)
   embuensis (Edwards, 1930)
   ingrami (Edwards, 1930)
   nyasae (Edwards, 1930)
   wellmani (Theobald, 1905)
Subgenus YANADA Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 1908
   albocinctus (Barraud, 1924)
   seoulensis (Yamada, 1921)
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