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Culicidae > Culicinae > Uranotaeniini

Distribution
Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d‘Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djbouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Distribution map

Synonyms
None

Bionomics
The immature stages of Uranotaenia utilize a range of habitats. The larvae of most species inhabit ground waters, including swamps, marshes, stream margins, and temporary pools with vegetation, but many also utilize rock-holes, tree-holes, bamboo, plant parts on the ground, leaf axils, flower bracts, pitcher plants, and artificial containers. Females rarely feed on humans. The feeding preferences of most species are unknown, but available data indicate that amphibia, reptiles, birds, and mammals serve as hosts. Adults rest on moist, protected surfaces near the larval habitats and may be found in large numbers in suitable shelters. Many species are attracted to light and are occasionally found resting inside houses.

Important References >> 		habitus image Representative species shown here:
Uranotaenia sapphirina

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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1. Microtrichiae clearly visible between wing veins under magnification of 50x,

Recommended characters:
2. Base of hindcoxa distinctly ventral to base of mesomeron,
3. Postspiracular setae absent,
4. Lower mesepimeral setae present.

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>

Medical Importance
A few species bite humans but none are involved in the transmission of pathogens.