Wyeomyia (Prosopolepis) Confusa (Lutz): Subgeneric Validation, Species Description, and Recognition of Wyeomyia Flui (Bonne-Wepster and Bonne) as the Senior Synonym of Wyeomyia Kerri Del Ponte and Cerqueira

Abstract

Prosopolepis Lutz is validated as a monotypic subgenus of Wyeomyia Theobald and the type species, Wyeomyia confusa (Lutz), is redescribed. The description includes illustrations of the male and female genitalia, the 4th-stage larva, and the pupa. Prosopolepis flui Bonne-Wepster and Bonne is resurrected from synonymy with Wy. confusa and recognized as the senior synonym of Wyeomyia kerri del Ponte and Cerqueira. Wyeomyia flui does not belong in the subgenus Prosopolepis and remains in the genus Wyeomyia without subgeneric placement. Trichoprosopon pusillum Lutz and Nunez-Tovar is not synonymous with Wy. confusa and is provisionally regarded as a nomen dubium within Wyeomyia. The identity of Wy. confusa is fixed by neotype selection.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA512548

Entities

People

  • EL Peyton
  • M. A. Motta
  • M. G. Castro
  • R. Lourenco-de-oliveira
  • Ralph E. Harbach

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Anatomy
  • Biology
  • Central America
  • Costa Rica
  • Coverings
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Families (Human)
  • Fungi
  • Genitalia
  • Habitats
  • Identities
  • Natural History
  • Personality
  • Recognition
  • Reflection

Readers

  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology