Members of the tribe Sabethini (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposit and develop in
phytotelmata (plant-held waters) and are primarily distributed in a pantropical
pattern. Recent cladistic studies have demonstrated that while the tribe is
monophyletic, three of its 13 genera are not. The genus Wyeomyia is particularly
problematic and debate among culicidologists continues with regard to the
monophyly of its subgenera. For example, the subgenus Hystatomyia was recently
resurrected to include seven species within Wyeomyia that were without subgeneric
placement. This was based on unique larval, pupal, and adult characters. However,
12 more undescribed species were separated out and identified as Hystatomyia
species by John Belkin during the "Mosquitoes of Middle America" project. The
objective of this study was to provide a modern species-level revision of
Hystatomyia that includes diagnosis and description of all species and an
examination of phylogenetic relationships within Hystatomyia using morphological
characters from larval, pupal, and adult stages. / Graduation date: 2004
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/30430 |
| Date | 27 August 2003 |
| Creators | Adkins, Jessica Y. |
| Contributors | Judd, Darlene D. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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