Deinocerites

Deinocerites
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Tribe:	Culicini
Genus:	Deinocerites Theobald, 1901

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

• Darsie, Richard F. Jr.; Ward, Ronald A.; Chang, Chien C.; Litwak, Taina (2004). "Identification and Geographical Distribution of the Mosquitoes: of North America, North of Mexico" (PDF). Supplements to Mosquito Systematics. 1: 1–313. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
• Cutwa-Francis, M.M.; O'Meara, G.F. "Identification guide to common mosquitoes of Florida". Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• Burkett-Cadena, Nathan D. (2013). Mosquitoes of the southeastern United States. The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-1781-2.
• McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.