Culex (Culiciomyia) spathifurca ( Edwards, 1915 )

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 : 403

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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5

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scientific name

Culex (Culiciomyia) spathifurca ( Edwards, 1915 )
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Distribution. Odisha: Habalikhati. Mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. Larvae usually inhabit ground pools, tree holes, burrow pits, boats and swamps. Immature stages and adults have been reported from crabholes in Ceylon ( Carter & Wijesundara 1948).

Reference. Rajavel et al. (2005a).

Carter, H. F. & Wijesundara, D. P. (1948) Notes on some Ceylon culicine mosquitoes. Ceylon Journal of Science, 23 (3), 135 - 151.

Edwards, F. W. (1915) Diagnoses of new Bornean Culicidae. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 5 (4), 283 - 285. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300030315

Rajavel, A. R., Natarajan, R. & Vaidyanathan, K. (2005 a) Mosquito of the mangrove forests of India: Part 1 - Bhitarkanika, Orissa. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 21 (2), 131 - 135. https: // doi. org / 10.2987 / 8756 - 971 X (2005) 21 [131: MOTMFO] 2.0. CO; 2

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Culicidae

Genus

Culex