Aedeomyia catasticta
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta, is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedeomyia. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[1] Hawaii, Southeast Asian countries and Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedeomyia |
| Species: | A. catasticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedeomyia catasticta Knab, 1909 | |
Description
Adult female is short and rounded wing densely clothed in broad scales. Antennal segments are short and thick. Proboscis dark with three pale bands.[2] Part of thorax show stellate setae and enormously long setae. Larva can be found from deep swampy habitats and clings to submerged stems of Pistia, Nitella.[3] In Queensland, Alfui virus has been isolated from the adults.
References
- "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- "aedeomyia mosquito". PaDIL. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- "Larval habitats of Australian mosquitoes". Keys to the Mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. 1944. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links
- aedeomyia mosquito - Aedeomyia catasticta Knab, 1909
- CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MOSQUITO FAUNA OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. VII. GENUS AEDEOMYL4 THEOBALD IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
- Larval Survey of Surface Water-Breeding Mosquitoes During Irrigation Development in the Mahaweli Project, Sri Lanka
- Efficacy of bird-baited traps placed at different heights for collecting ornithophilic mosquitoes in eastern Queensland, Australia
- Potentialities for Accidental Establishment of Exotic Mosquitoes in Hawaii
- Land Use Influences Mosquito Communities and Disease Risk
- Biology of Culex sitiens, a Predominant Mosquito in Phang Nga, Thailand after a Tsunami
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