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Genus PETERMATTINGLYIUS Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 2009

Edited by Ralph Harbach on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 14:14
Name-Bearing Type: 

Aedes iyengari Edwards, 1923.

Classification: 

Subfamily Culicinae, tribe Aedini. Petermattinglyius includes five species classified in two subgenera.

Distribution: 

Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.

Bionomics: 

The immature stages are normally found in bamboo and occasionally in holes in trees or logs. Females have been collected biting humans, in human-baited traps and light traps, and resting in houses.

Medical and Economic Importance: 

Species of Petermattinglyius are not known to be of medical importance to humans.

Important References: 

Reinert et al., 2009 (generic status, phylogeny); Rattanarithikul et al., 2010 (Thailand, keys, bionomics).

Included Taxa: 
Subgenus AGLAONOTUS Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 2009
   whartoni (Mattingly, 1965)
Subgenus PETERMATTINGLYIUS Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 2009
   franciscoi (Mattingly, 1959)
   iyengari (Edwards, 1923)
   punctipes (Edwards, 1921)
   scanloni (Reinert, 1970)
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