Stegomyia (Zoromorphus), 2009

John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching, 2009, Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157, pp. 700-794 : 783

STEGOMYIA THEOBALD SUBGENUS ZOROMORPHUS REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING , SUBGEN. NOV.

Type species: Aedes (Stegomyia) futunae Belkin, 1962 .

Subgenus Zoromorphus includes a single species, St. futunae , described and illustrated by Belkin (1962: 455–456, female, male, male genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva; figs 327 and 328, male genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva). The description of the type species now forms the description of the subgenus. Additional character information in support of the subgenus is provided in Appendix 1 of the present paper. Belkin (1962) also provided information on distribution and bionomics, and a taxonomic discussion in which he stated ‘ A. futunae is a very clearly marked species in all stages’.

Included species

Stegomyia futunae .

Etymology

Zoromorphus is Latinized from the Greek zoros (masculine adjective), meaning pure, sheer, and morphe (feminine noun), meaning form, figure, shape. The name is masculine and is in reference to its distinction as a monobasic lineage known only from the Horne Islands of the South Pacific. Recommended abbreviation for subgenus Zoromorphus = Zor.