Uranotaenia is a genus of mosquitoes containing at least 270 species. It is the only member of the tribe Uranotaeniini.[1][2]
Uranotaenia | |
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Uranotaenia unguiculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Tribe: | Uranotaeniini |
Genus: | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 |
Type species | |
Uranotaenia pulcherrima Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
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Diversity | |
at least 270 species |