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Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann 1828
Description
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828
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).
Notes
Published as part of NATARAJAN, R., GOPALAKRISHNAN, S., SHRIRAM, A. N. & KUMAR, ASHWANI, 2024, Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India, pp. 397-412 in Zootaxa 5437 (3) on page 402, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/10985105
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Culicidae
- Genus
- Culex
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Wiedemann
- Species
- sitiens
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 sec. NATARAJAN, GOPALAKRISHNAN, SHRIRAM & KUMAR, 2024
References
- Wiedemann, C. R. W. (1828) Aussereuropaische zweiflugelige Insekten: als Fortsetzung des Meigenschen Werkes. Vol. 1. in der Schulzischen Buchhandlung, Hamm, xxxii + 608 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14603
- 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
- Rajavel, A. R., Natarajan, R., Vaidyanathan, K. & Sonia, V. P. (2007) Mosquito of the mangrove forests of India: Part 5 - Chorao, Goa, and Vikhroli, Maharashtra. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 23 (2), 91 - 94. https: // doi. org / 10.2987 / 8756 - 971 X (2007) 23 [91: MOTMFO] 2.0. CO; 2
- Tyagi, B. K., Munirathinam, A. & Vengatesh, A. (2016) An inventory of the authentically identified and classified mosquito taxa in the ' CRME Museum', with annotations on its significance in taxonomic research in India. International Journal of Mosquito Research, 3 (4), 58 - 113.