Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer ( Leicester, 1908 )
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Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer ( Leicester, 1908 ) |
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Distribution. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: North Andaman—Karmatang; Assam: Dibugarh District— Soraipung. Non-mangrove.
Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. Immature stages are usually found in elephant hoof marks, ground pools, seepage pools and stream pools. Sirivanakarn (1977) found that the species utilize ground pools as the principal habitat under heavy forest shade.
References. Bhattacharyya et al. (2004); Rajavel & Natarajan (2006).
Bhattacharyya, D. R., Prakash, A., Mohapatra, P. K & Mahanta, J. (2004) Uranotaenia dibrugarhensis, a new species in subgenus Pseudoficalbia from Assam, India. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 20 (1), 1 - 5.
Leicester, G. F. (1908) The Culicidae of Malaya. Studies from the Institute for Medical Research, Federated Malay States, 3 (3), 18 - 261.
Sirivanakarn, S. (1977) Medical entomology studies - VI. A revision of the subgenus Lophoceraomyia of the genus Culex in the Oriental Region (Diptera: Culicidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 13 (4), iii + 1 - 245.
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