Psorophora
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| Psorophora | |
|---|---|
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| Psorophora ferox female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Tribe: | Aedini |
| Genus: | Psorophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Culex ciliatus (Fabricius, 1794) | |
Psorophora is a genus of mosquitoes in the subfamily Culicinae and tribe Aedini, described by French entomologist Robineau-Desvoidy in 1827. The subgenera and species included within Psorophora are listed below.[2]
