Culex spathifurca

Culex spathifurca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. spathifurca
Binomial name
Culex spathifurca
(Edwards, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Culex stylifurcatus Carter & Wijesundara, 1948

Culex (Culiciomyia) spathifurca is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Irian Jaya, Maluku, and Thailand.[2][3] This mosquito shows unique male terminalia with bifurcate gonostylus, which can used to differentiate it from other species. Larva and pupa can be found in tree holes associated with mangrove ecosystems.[4] It is a potential vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, but human bitings are very rare.[5]

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 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Culex spathifurca (Edwards, 1915)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "spathifurca (Edwards)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ "OCCURRENCE OF CULEX (CULICIOMYIA) SPATHIFURCA (EDWARDS) (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN INDIA-NEW COUNTRY RECORD" (PDF). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ "A Note on Culex (Culiciomyia) spathi-furca Edwards". Tropical and Geographical Medicine. Retrieved 4 February 2017.