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Descriptions of Danielsia Theobald, a genus recently resurrected from synonymy (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini), and its type species Dn. albotaeniata Leicester

Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1600/1700 S.W. 23rd Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32608-1067 USA, and collaborator, Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Diptera Culicidae Aedini Danielsia Dn. albotaeniata Dn. harperi Dn. lepchana mosquitoes

Abstract

A detailed morphological description of the recently reestablished genus Danielsia and its type species, Dn. albotaeniata, are provided. An extensive list of previous literature pertaining to the genus is included. Genus Danielsia includes three species, Dn. albotaeniata, Dn. harperi and Dn. lepchana. Distribution, bionomics, distinguishing features of each life stage and background information for the genus are provided.

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