Oculeomyia Theobald, 1907

Harbach, Ralph E., 2023, Recognition of Lasioconops Theobald, 1903 and Oculeomyia Theobald, 1907 as separate subgenera of the genus Culex Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Culicidae), Zootaxa 5319 (4), pp. 595-599 : 597

Oculeomyia Theobald, 1907

TYPE SPECIES: Oculeomyia sarawaki Theobald, 1907 (synonymy with Culex infula Theobald, 1901 by Sirivanakarn 1976).

SYNONYM:

Trichopronomyia Theobald, 1905 (type species: T. annulata Theobald, 1905 ; synonymy with Culex squamosus ( Taylor, 1914) by Edwards 1924).

INCLUDED SPECIES: Culex albinervis Edwards, 1929 ; Cx. annulioris Theobald, 1901 ; Cx. aurantapex Edwards, 1914 ; Cx. bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901a ; Cx. consimilis Newstead, 1907 ; Cx. cornutus Edwards, 1922 ; Cx. ellinorae Ovazza, Hamon & Neri, 1956 ; Cx. epidesmus ( Theobald, 1910) ; Cx. geminus Colless, 1955 ; Cx. giganteus Ventrillon, 1906 ; Cx. infula Theobald, 1901 ; Cx. kinabaluensis Sirivanakarn, 1976 ; Cx. longicornis Sirivanakarn, 1976 ; Cx. luzonensis Sirivanakarn, 1976 ; Cx. major Edwards, 1935 ; Cx. pseudosinensis Colless, 1955 ; Cx. samoaensis ( Theobald, 1914) ; Cx. selangorensis Sirivanakarn, 1976 ; Cx. sinensis Theobald, 1903a ; Cx. squamosus ( Taylor, 1914) ; Cx. starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958 .

With the exclusion of Cx. (Lsi.) poicilipes ( Theobald, 1903a) , the subgenus Oculeomyia now includes 22 species. However, it should be noted that Lee et al. (1989), without explanation, listed Cx. samoaensis as a species of the Sitiens Group without placement in a subgroup. Despite being known from only three adult females (one lost), Belkin (1962) noted that “ C. samoaensis seems to be a distinct species” but it was “possible that samoaensis is the Samoan representative of albinervis , which it closely resembles.” However, until proven otherwise, Cx. samoaensis should continue to be classified as a species of the subgenus Oculeomyia .