Culex spathifurca
| Culex spathifurca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | C. spathifurca
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex spathifurca (Edwards, 1915)
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Species Details : Culex spathifurca (Edwards, 1915)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "spathifurca (Edwards)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "A Note on Culex (Culiciomyia) spathi-furca Edwards". Tropical and Geographical Medicine. Retrieved 4 February 2017.