Genus POLYLEPTIOMYIA Theobald, 1905

Culicidae Classification

Culicidae Classification (2)

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Name-Bearing Type:

Stegomyia albocephalus Theobald, 1903.

Classification:

Subfamily Culicinae, tribe Aedini. Polyleptiomyia includes only two species.

Distribution:

Tropical Africa, Angola, Gambia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Príncipe, São Tomé, Seychelles and Zimbabwe.

Medical and Economic Importance:

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

Important References:

Reinert et al., 2009 (generic status, phylogeny).

Included Taxa:

albocephala (Theobald, 1903)
gandarai (da Cunha Ramos, Capela & Ribeiro, 1994)