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Anopheles (Stethomyia)
''Stethomyia'' is a subgenus of the mosquito genus ''Anopheles''. The type species is ''Anopheles nimbus''. There are five species in this subgenus. History This subgenus was described by Frederick Wallace Edwards in 1932. Phylogeny Of the seven extant subgenera of ''Anopheles'', ''Stethomyia'' appears to be the earliest diverging clade. This branching order is currently under examination and may be revised. Distribution This subgenus is found in the Caribbean and both Central America, Central and South America. Countries where species of this subgenus are found include: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. The species in this subgenus are forest mosquitoes and to date have been poorly studied. Larvae and pupal forms have been found in shaded marshy and swampy areas along streams within forests. Adult females are known to feed on humans. Description Eggs: Larvae: * Widely separated seta 2-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Wallace Edwards
Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS (28 November 1888 in Fletton, Peterborough – 15 November 1940 in London), was an English entomologist. Edwards was known in the field of entomology for his work on Diptera. Edwards worked in the British Museum (Natural History) which contains his collections made on his expeditions to Norway and Sweden (1923), Switzerland and Austria (1925), Argentina and Chile (1926/27), with Raymond Corbett Shannon, Corsica and USA (1928), the Baltic (1933), Kenya and Uganda (1934-5) (as co-leader of the British Museum Ruwenzori expedition of 1934-35) with Ernest Gibbins, and the Pyrenees (1935). He was able to oversee publication of Alwyn M. Evan's monograph on ''The Mosquitoes of the Ethiopian Region'' after her death in 1937. Among the unusual insects that he described was the flightless marine midge '' Pontomyia''. The mosquito genus '' Fredwardsius'' is named to honor his work establishing the generic and subgeneric framework which forms the basis fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |