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Culicidae > Culicinae > Ficalbiini

Distribution
Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Cote d‘Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Distribution map

Synonyms
None

Bionomics
Little is known about the bionomics of Ficalbia. Larvae are found in swamps, marshes, ponds, pools, and river margins with abundant vegetation. Adults have been captured on lower vegetation and near the canopy in forest at night. Nothing is known about the biting habits of females.

Important References >> 		habitus image Representative species shown here:
Ficalbia minima

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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1. Acrostichal setae on median longitudinal area of scutum present,
2. Lower mesepimeral setae absent,
3. Eyes touching above antenna,
4. Postspiracular setae absent,
5. Prespiracular setae absent,
6. First tarsomere of fore- and midlegs as long as or shorter than tarsomeres 2-5 combined,
7. Pulvilli absent,
8. Alula of wing with a fringe of projecting scales or setae.

Recommended character:
9. Base of hindcoxa distinctly ventral to base of mesomeron.

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>

Medical Importance
Species of Ficalbia are apparently of no medical or economic importance.