Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi (Leicester, 1908)

Distribution. Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu District — Mirpur-chowk; Karnataka: Kundapur; Tamil Nadu: Muthupettai. Mangrove and non-mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. Larvae occur in ground pools, latex cups under heavy-shaded forests, ponds, rock pools, riverbed pools and stream margins. Immature stages have also been found in crabholes.

References. Rajavel et al. (2005b, 2006b, 2007).