Species info
Classification > Subfamily Culicinae > Tribe Sabethini > Genus Wyeomyia > Subgenus Dodecamyia
Wyeomyia aphobema Dyar, 1918
Larval siphon of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). CS: comb scales; S: siphon; 4-X: seta 4 of tenth segment; VIII, X: abdominal segments VIII and X.
Larval siphon of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). CS: comb scales; S: siphon; 4-X: seta 4 of tenth segment; VIII, X: abdominal segments VIII and X.
Larval siphon of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). CS: comb scales; S: siphon; 4-X: seta 4 of tenth segment; VIII, X: abdominal segments VIII and X.
Gonocoxopodite of male specimen of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). MP: median portion of gonocoxite.
Gonocoxopodite of male specimen of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). MP: median portion of gonocoxite.
Apex of the gonostylus of a male specimen of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). GC: gonostilar claw.
Apex of the gonostylus of a male specimen of Wyeomyia aphobema (Photo: Stein et al. 2018). GC: gonostilar claw.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname
 
Synonyms
  • aequatorialis Levi-Castillo
  • bodkini Edwards
Habitat and breeding sites
Larvae were collected from bromeliad axils.
Links
References
  • STEIN, M., ALVAREZ, C. N., ALONSO, A. N., BANGHER, D. N., WILLENER, J. A., CAMPOS, R. E. 2018. New records of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) found in phytotelmata in Northern Argentina. Zootaxa 4399 (1): 87-100.
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