Uranotaenia moultoni
Uranotaenia moultoni is a species of mosquito in the genus Uranotaenia. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. U. moultoni is placed in the subgenus Pseudoficalbia. In its larval stage, U. moultoni develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont.
Uranotaenia moultoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Uranotaenia |
Species: | U. moultoni |
Binomial name | |
Uranotaenia moultoni (Edwards, 1914) | |
References
- Two New Mosquito Species from a Pitcher Plant of Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, p. 39.
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