Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Uranotaeniini > Genus Uranotaenia > Subgenus Uranotaenia
Uranotaenia leucoptera Theobald, 1907
Larva, pupa and male genitalia structures of Uranotaenia leucoptera. A. Dorsal and ventral views of head; B. Dorsal and ventral views of prothorax; C. Lateral hairs of abdominal segment I; D. Lateral view of terminal abdominal segments; E. Trumpet of pupa; F. Dorsal view of the phallosome; G. Lateral view of the disityle; H. Lateral view of the phallosome, I. Tergum IX (Photo: Gallindo et al., 1954).
Larva, pupa and male genitalia structures of Uranotaenia leucoptera. A. Dorsal and ventral views of head; B. Dorsal and ventral views of prothorax; C. Lateral hairs of abdominal segment I; D. Lateral view of terminal abdominal segments; E. Trumpet of pupa; F. Dorsal view of the phallosome; G. Lateral view of the disityle; H. Lateral view of the phallosome, I. Tergum IX (Photo: Gallindo et al., 1954).
Larva, pupa and male genitalia structures of Uranotaenia leucoptera. A. Dorsal and ventral views of head; B. Dorsal and ventral views of prothorax; C. Lateral hairs of abdominal segment I; D. Lateral view of terminal abdominal segments; E. Trumpet of pupa; F. Dorsal view of the phallosome; G. Lateral view of the disityle; H. Lateral view of the phallosome, I. Tergum IX (Photo: Gallindo et al., 1954).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Corrientes
    • Misiones
    • Salta
Other distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
 
Synonyms
  • Sin registros/no records .
Habitat and breeding sites
Immature stages have been collected from large open swamps with abundant growth of different types of aquatic vegetation.
Links
References
  • ROSSI, G. C. 1997. Culicidae (Diptera) nuevos para la Argentina y el Paraguay. Neotrópica 43: 109-110.
  • ROSSI, G. C. 2015. Annotated checklist, distribution, and taxonomic bibliography of the mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) of Argentina. Check List 11 (4): 1712.
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