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Culicidae > Culicinae > Sabethini

Distribution
Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Synonyms
Goeldia, subgenus Isogoeldia Edwards 1930a:301. Orthotype: Aedes perturbans Williston.

Bionomics
What little is known about the bionomics of Isostomyia is based on collections of Is. espini. The larvae of this species are found in the leaf axils of terrestrial plants (aroids). The adults are known to enter houses and to bite humans outdoors in domestic areas.

Medical Importance
The bionomics of Isostomyia are largely unknown, but it is unlikely that the species are involved in the transmission of pathogens to humans.

Important References >> 		habitus image Representative species shown here:
Isostomyia espini

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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1. Upper postpronotal setae absent,
2. Base of radial sector of wing without basal spur or line of scales,
3. Erect scales of head restricted to occiput only,
4. Upper calypter of wing with one or more setae or hair-like scales.

Recommended characters:
5. Prespiracular setae present,
6. Base of hindcoxa in line with or slightly above base of mesomeron,
7. Lower mesepimeral setae absent,
8. Postspiracular setae absent.

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>