Uranotaenia lateralis
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Uranotaenia. It is found in Thailand, Sri Lanka,[1] Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.[2] They are known to live in crab holes,[3] prefer to live around banks of water pools and are known to feed on mudskippers.[4]
| Uranotaenia lateralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Uranotaenia |
| Species: | U. lateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow, 1905 | |
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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.
- "lateralis Ludlow". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- Mosquito Ecology. Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods. 2012-12-06. ISBN 9789401118682. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- Culex pipiens. Culex Pipiens Pipiens Mosquitoes: Taxonomy, Distribution, Ecology. 2000. ISBN 9789546421036. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links
- Studies on the mosquitoes in the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. 4. Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow 1905, new to Japan [1979]
- Blood meal identification and feeding habits of uranotaenia species collected in the ryukyu archipelago.
- Mosquitoes and their potential predators in rice agroecosystems of the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam.
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