Culex territans (Crans, 1970)

Ferguson, Laura V., Hillier, N. Kirk & Smith, Todd G., 2013, Influence of Hepatozoon parasites on host-seeking and host-choice behaviour of the mosquitoes Culex territans and Culex pipiens, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 2 (1), pp. 69-76 : 72

3.1. Host-seeking behaviour of infected and uninfected C. territans

Infected and uninfected (control) C. territans displayed low levels of host-seeking behaviour at both 15 and 30 days PF, as indicated by the low numbers of mosquitoes that fed at these times ( Table 1). Statistically significant differences were not observed in the proportion of infected or uninfected mosquitoes that fed at 15 days PF (Fisher’s Exact Test, P = 0.12) or at 30 days PF (P = 1.00). Both groups of C. territans retained their eggs, despite being provided with a site for oviposition, and all mosquitoes in the infected group contained sporocysts of H. clamatae in their Malpighian tubules.