STEGOMYIA
\stˌɛɡəmˈɪi͡ə], \stˌɛɡəmˈɪiə], \s_t_ˌɛ_ɡ_ə_m_ˈɪ__iə]\
Definitions of STEGOMYIA
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A tropical and subtropical genus of mosquitos of the group Culicinae, tiger mosquito, yellow-fever mosquito. The genus contains at least seventeen species, one of which S. calopus (formerly called S. fasciata) has been identified as the agent of transmission of the yellow-fever germ; it is possible that some or all of the other species of the genus may also serve as intermediate hosts of the germ of this disease.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A genus of mosquitoes, of the order Diptera and the family Culicidae. Its head and scutellum have flat scales, the legs are banded, and the thorax often shows lines of a white or yellowish color. It bites chiefly in the afternoon. It is found all over the world.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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