Subgenus Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) Theobald, 1901
- Toxorhynchites Theobald, F.V. 1901. The classification of mosquitoes. Journal of Tropical Medicine 4: 229-235 [234] [validated by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1959. Opinion 548. Validation under the plenary powers of the generic name "Toxorhynchites" Theobald (Class Insecta, Order Diptera), as published in 1901 in the "Journal of Tropical Medicine". Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 20: 167–174 (167); type species conserved by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1982. Opinion 1213. Toxorhychites brevipalpis Theobald, 1901 (Insecta, Diptera): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39: 122–123 (122)].
Type species:
Toxorhynchites brevipalpis Theobald, 1901 by subsequent monotypy, see Theobald, F.V. 1901. A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. Mainly compiled from the collections received at the British Museum from various parts of the world in connection with the investigation into the cause of malaria conducted by the Colonial Office and the Royal Society. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. I 424 pp. [245].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1959. Opinion 548. Validation under the plenary powers of the generic name "Toxorhynchites" Theobald (Class Insecta, Order Diptera), as published in 1901 in the "Journal of Tropical Medicine". Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 20: 167-174; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1982. Opinion 1213. Toxorhychites brevipalpis Theobald, 1901 (Insecta, Diptera): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39: 122-123.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Afrotropical, Oriental and eastern and southern Palaearctic Regions.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Evenhuis, N.L. & Gon, S.M. III 1989. 22. Family Culicidae. pp. 191-218 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [218]
- Lee, D.J., Hicks, M.M., Debenham, M.L., Griffiths, M., Bryan, J.H. & Marks, E.N. 1988. The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genera Maorigoeldia, Mimomyia, Opifex, Orthopodomyia, Topomyia, Toxorhynchites. University of Queensland and University of Sydney in collaboration with Commonwealth Department of Community Services & Health. Monograph Series. Entomology Monograph No. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 10 105 pp. [57]
General References
Lee, D.J., Hicks, M.M., Debenham, M.L., Griffiths, M., Bryan, J.H. & Marks, E.N. 1988. The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genera Maorigoeldia, Mimomyia, Opifex, Orthopodomyia, Topomyia, Toxorhynchites. University of Queensland and University of Sydney in collaboration with Commonwealth Department of Community Services & Health. Monograph Series. Entomology Monograph No. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 10 105 pp. [60] (literature, taxonomy, distribution, key to females in the Australian Region)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2011 | 02-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Apr-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |