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Phagomyia Edwards

Description

Genus Phagomyia Edwards [= Aedes (Finlaya)]

gubernatoris subspecies kotiensis (Aedes gubernatoris var. kotiensis Barraud, 1934). Syntypes (Ψ, ♂): Koti, near Kalka, [Himachal Pradesh], western Himalayas, India (BM).

Barraud (1934) described and named Aedes gubernatoris var. kotiensis based on larvae that differ from the nominotypical form in having shorter antennae and lateral palatal brush filaments with “comparatively very large teeth”. Information provided by Barraud indicates that the two forms may be allopatric. In any case, there is no indication in the original description that Barraud considered kotiensis to be an infrasubspecific entity; hence, it is accordingly deemed to be subspecific in agreement with Article 45.6.4 of the Code.

Notes

Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Howard, Theresa M., 2007, Corrections in the status and rank of names used to denote varietal forms of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 35-48 in Zootaxa 1542 on page 43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.177892

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Culicidae
Genus
Phagomyia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Edwards
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Barraud, P. J. (1934) The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Diptera. Vol. V. Family Culicidae. Tribes Megarhinini and Culicini. Taylor and Francis, London, xxviii + 463 pp.