Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say 1923
Description
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1923
Culex quinquefasciatus is strongly associated with urbanization, as it prefers artificial containers and polluted groundwater as larval habitats (Belkin et al., 1970). The species had been already introduced into the New World from Africa before 1800 (Belkin, 1962). As expected, Cx. quinquefasciatus was present in urban habitats on all three islands. Because of the complexity of the Cx. pipiens complex, of which Cx. quinquefasciatus is a member, we did not delve deeper into the identification of this species on the Dutch Leeward Islands. All (sub)tropical populations from the New World have been considered to be Cx. quinquefasciatus although Culex pipiens s.s. was also introduced to the Americas (Harbach, 2012). The two lack clear morphological differences and interbreed within their non-native range (Cornel et al., 2012). Only a genetic study of the Caribbean populations can reveal their identity.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Culicidae
- Genus
- Culex
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Say
- Species
- quinquefasciatus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1923 sec. Cooper, Yamaguchi, Macdonald, Nanova, Yudin, Dugmore & Kitchener, 2020
References
- Belkin, J. N., Heinemann, S. J. & Page, W. A. (1970) The Culicidae of Jamaica (Mosquito studies. XXI). Contrib. Am. Entomol. Inst. 6, 1 - 458.
- Harbach, R. E. (2012) Culex pipiens: Species Versus Species Complex - Taxonomic History and Perspective. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 28, 10 - 23.
- Cornel, A., Lee, Y., Fryxell, R. T., Siefert, S., Nieman, C. & Lanzaro, G. (2012) Culex pipiens sensu lato in California: A complex within a complex? J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 28, 113 - 121.