Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Sabethini > Genus Onirion
Onirion brucei (Del Ponte and Cerqueira, 1938)
Female of Onirion brucei, details of scutum and pleura (Photo: M. Laurito).
Female of Onirion brucei, details of scutum and pleura (Photo: M. Laurito).
Female of Onirion brucei, details of scutum and pleura (Photo: M. Laurito).
Head of female of Onirion brucei (Photo: M. Laurito).
Head of female of Onirion brucei (Photo: M. Laurito).
Proboscis of a male of Onirion brucei. A. Left side; B. Ventral surface (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Proboscis of a male of Onirion brucei. A. Left side; B. Ventral surface (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Male genitalia of Onirion brucei. A. Gonocoxite; B. Gonostylus; C. Aedeagus with parameres and basal pieces attached; D. Tergum IX; E. Sternum IX; F. Proctiger (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Male genitalia of Onirion brucei. A. Gonocoxite; B. Gonostylus; C. Aedeagus with parameres and basal pieces attached; D. Tergum IX; E. Sternum IX; F. Proctiger (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Pupa and female genitalia of Onirion brucei. A, B. Pupa. A. Left side of cephalothorax, dorsal to right; B. Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) aspects of metathorax and abdomen. C –H. Female genitalia aspects, as indicated: C. Postgenital lobe and cerci; D. Spemathecal capsules; E. Insula; F. Tergum VIII; G. Tergum IX; H. Sternum VIII (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Pupa and female genitalia of Onirion brucei. A, B. Pupa. A. Left side of cephalothorax, dorsal to right; B. Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) aspects of metathorax and abdomen. C –H. Female genitalia aspects, as indicated: C. Postgenital lobe and cerci; D. Spemathecal capsules; E. Insula; F. Tergum VIII; G. Tergum IX; H. Sternum VIII (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Fourth-instar larva of Onirion brucei. A. Head, dorsal and ventral aspects of left side; B. Thorax and abdominal segment I-VI, dorsal and ventral aspects of left side; C. Abdominal segments VII-X, left side (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Fourth-instar larva of Onirion brucei. A. Head, dorsal and ventral aspects of left side; B. Thorax and abdominal segment I-VI, dorsal and ventral aspects of left side; C. Abdominal segments VII-X, left side (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Maxilla (A, B) and mandible (C,D) of Onirion brucei (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
Maxilla (A, B) and mandible (C,D) of Onirion brucei (Photo: Harbach & Peyton, 2000).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil, Peru
 
Synonyms
  • belkini Casal and García
Habitat and breeding sites
Females were captured attracted to humans in forest at mid-day. A single adult was captured in a malaise trap in rain forest.
Larvae were collected from perforated bambo as well as internodes and bamboo stumps in association with unidentified species of Culex (Carrollia), Culex (Melanoconion), Orthopodomyia, Trichoprosopon and Wyeomyia.
Links
References
  • HARBACH, R.E., PEYTON, E.L. 2000. Systematics of Onirion, a new genus of Sabethini (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Neotropical region. Bulletin of Natural History Museum of London. 69 (2): 115-169.
  • ROSSI, G. C., KRSTICEVIC, F. J., PASCUAL, N. T. 2002. Mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) en el área de influencia de la represa de Yacyretá, Argentina. Neotrópica 48: 23-35.
  • 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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