Deinocerites Explained

Deinocerites is a genus of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae. There are about 18 described species in Deinocerites.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Deinocerites:

• Deinocerites atlanticus Adames, 1971
• Deinocerites barretoi Adames, 1971
• Deinocerites belkini Adames, 1971
• Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901 (crabhole mosquito)
• Deinocerites colombianus Adames, 1971
• Deinocerites costaricensis Adames & Hogue, 1969
• Deinocerites curiche Adames, 1971
• Deinocerites dyari Belkin & Hogue, 1959
• Deinocerites epitedeus (Knab, 1907)
• Deinocerites howardi Belkin & Hogue, 1959
• Deinocerites magnus (Theobald, 1901)
• Deinocerites mathesoni Belkin & Hogue, 1959
• Deinocerites mcdonaldi Belkin & Hogue, 1959
• Deinocerites melanophylum Dyar & Knab, 1907
• Deinocerites nicoyae Adames & Hogue, 1969
• Deinocerites panamensis Adames, 1971
• Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
• Deinocerites spanius (Dyar & Knab, 1909)

Further reading

• Identification and Geographical Distribution of the Mosquitoes: of North America, North of Mexico. 2004. Darsie. Richard F. Jr.. Ward. Ronald A.. Chang. Chien C.. Litwak. Taina. Supplements to Mosquito Systematics. 1. 1–313. 2018-05-01. 2017-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715183425/http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/sites/mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/files/Darsie%20%26%20Ward%201981.pdf. dead.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. Identification guide to common mosquitoes of Florida. Cutwa-Francis. M.M.. O'Meara. G.F.. 2019-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190703140116/https://fmel.ifas.ufl.edu/fmel---mosquito-key/. dead.
• Book: Mosquitoes of the southeastern United States. 2013. Burkett-Cadena . Nathan D.. The University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-1781-2.
• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine. J. F.. Petersen. B. V.. Shewell. G. E.. Teskey. H. J.. Vockeroth. J. R.. Wood. D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.