Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828

NATARAJAN, R., GOPALAKRISHNAN, S., SHRIRAM, A. N. & KUMAR, ASHWANI, 2024, Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India, Zootaxa 5437 (3), pp. 397-412 : 402

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5
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scientific name	Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828
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Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 View in CoL

Distribution. Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Nicobar—Kimus; Maharashtra: Ghatkopar, Kannamwar, Vikhroli; Odisha: Bhitarkanika, Habalikhati; Tamil Nadu: Chidambaram District—Pitchavaram. Mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. Larvae usually occur in brackish water pools in mangrove forests and Casuarina pits.

References; Rajavel et al. (2005 a, 2007); Tyagi et al. (2016).