Hodgesia
Genus of mosquitoes
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Hodgesia is a genus of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae, subfamily Culicinae, and is the only genus in the tribe Hodgesiini. Hodgesia is distributed across South and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, as well as parts of the Afrotropical region, such as Nigeria, and the Australian region, including the Solomon Islands and possibly northern Australia.[1] Hodgesia is a zoophilic mosquito, meaning it primarily feeds on animals rather than humans, and it is not known to transmit diseases.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Subfamily: | Culicinae |
| Tribe: | Hodgesiini Belkin, 1962 |
| Genus: | Hodgesia Theobald, 1904 |
Description
Mosquitoes in the genus Hodgesia are characterized by short, apparently one-jointed palpi, flat scales on the head, and long lateral vein scales on the wings with marked lateral spines. They bear a superficial resemblance to the genus Stegomyia.[3]
Species
- Hodgesia bailyi Barraud, 1929
- Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
- Hodgesia cyptopus Theobald, 1909
- Hodgesia lampangensis Thurman, 1959
- Hodgesia malayi Leicester, 1908
- Hodgesia nigeriae Edwards, 1930
- Hodgesia psectropus Edwards, 1930
- Hodgesia quasisanguinae Leicester, 1908
- Hodgesia sanguinae Theobald, 1904
- Hodgesia solomonis Belkin, 1962
- Hodgesia spoliata Edwards, 1923
