Orthopodomyiini
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| Orthopodomyiini | |
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| Orthopodomyia signifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Subfamily: | Culicinae |
| Tribe: | Orthopodomyiini Belkin, 1962 |
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Orthopodomyiini is a tribe of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae. The tribe is currently represented by a single genus, Orthopodomyia, whose members are commonly referred to as tree-hole or tree-hole mosquitoes.[1]
Immatures of Orthopodomyia are associated with phytotelmata (water held in tree holes and similar plant containers) and are commonly collected from tree holes and other small, shaded water bodies. Larvae and pupae are usually found in these natural containers rather than larger bodies of water, and adults are primarily forest- or woodland-associated. Members of this tribe are not known to bite people[1]
Distribution
Members of the genus (and thus the tribe) have a primarily tropical and warm-temperate distribution, with some species ranging as far North as Canada.[1]
