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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Orthopodomyia

Genus Orthopodomyia

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)
Genus Orthopodomyia
Pronunciation
ortho-po-do-my-ah
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
the only member of the tribe Orthopodomyiini(1)
Explanation of Names
Greek ortho 'straight' + podo 'leg' + myia 'fly'(2) = "straight-legged fly"
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(3), ca. 40 worldwide(1)
Identification
Larva
siphon without pecten, single seta 1-S on each side
saddle completely encircles segment X,
anal papillae unequal with length of dorsal pair>ventral pair
head and body setae strongly branched
Adult
female with short palpi, male palpi as long as proboscis
vertex with erect forked scales
scutal setae very abundant and long
pre- and postspiracular setae absent
Range
Mostly Oriental and Neotropical, with few spp. ranging into Holarctic; several spp. in Madagascar, 2 spp. elsewhere in the Afrotropical Region, none in Australia(4)
Habitat
treeholes, cavities in bamboo, bromeliad axils, spathes of Heliconia, and other container habitats (incl. occasionally in artificial containers); adults inhabit forests and appear to be active only after dark(4)
Food
birds appear to be the primary hosts(4); adults feed on plant juices and nectar, honeydew etc.; females require a bloodmeal to develop eggs.
Life Cycle
Eggs laid singly on sides or water surface; larvae overwinter (some spp. may be freeze tolerant)(5). Multivoltine in parts of their range, adults are presumed to feed on birds. (details here)
Remarks
None of the species is of medical or economic importance(4)
Works Cited
1.The Culicidae (Diptera): a review of taxonomy, classification and phylogeny
Harbach R.E. 2007. Zootaxa 1668: 591–638.
2.Composition of scientific words
Brown R.W. 1956. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 882 pp.
3.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
4.The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) - Vector Identification Resources
5.The Mosquitoes of Canada
D.M. Wood, P.T. Dang, and R.A. Ellis. 1979. Canadian Government Publishing Services.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 7 December, 2005 - 12:11pm
Additional contributions by Omar Fahmy, v belov
Last updated 11 October, 2011 - 10:45am

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