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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Uranotaenia
Species:
U. lateralis
Binomial name
Uranotaenia lateralis
Ludlow, 1905
Synonyms
  • Uranotaenia cairnsensis Taylor
  • Uranotaenia cancer Leicester
  • Uranotaenia ceylonica Theobald
  • Uranotaenia propria Taylor

References

  1. "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.
  2. "lateralis Ludlow". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. Mosquito Ecology. Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods. 2012-12-06. ISBN 9789401118682. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. Culex pipiens. Culex Pipiens Pipiens Mosquitoes: Taxonomy, Distribution, Ecology. 2000. ISBN 9789546421036. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.