amazonicus Gordon & Evans, 1922

(subgenus Sabethes)

Type locality (corrected). Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Bionomics. Adults of Sa. amazonicus has been collected at various localities in the Amazon rainforest biome of northern and midwestern Brazil (Gordon & Evans 1922; Edwards 1928), and have been collected in the forest canopy at heights above ground level between 10‒20 m (Ferreira Neto et al. 1970; Dégallier et al. 1998). One female was captured in a Surinamese forest biting during the daytime (Bonne & Bonne-Wepster 1925).

Arbovirus infection records. None.

Occurrence in Brazil, States of Amazonas, Amapá, Maranhão, Mato Grosso and Pará (Bonne & Bonne-Wepster 1925; Edwards 1928; Lane & Cerqueira 1942; Lane 1953; Ferreira Neto et al. 1970; Xavier & Mattos 1989; Dégallier et al. 1998; Hutchings et al. 2005, 2011, 2013; Souto et al. 2011).

Occurrence in other countries. Ecuador, Peru and Suriname (Wilkerson et al. 2021).