Culex territans
Species of fly
| Culex territans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | C. territans |
| Binomial name | |
| Culex territans Walker, 1856 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Culex territans is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.[1][2]
It is widely distributed in Europe. Culex territans is found in central Asia, northern Africa, Canada, and United States.[3]
Accepted Name (and Source)
Culex territans Walker, 1856 (UKSI)
Synonym (and Source)
Culex apicalis authors, misident. (UKSI) Culex nematoides Dyar & Shannon, 1925 (UKSI)
Classification
unranked - Biota
kingdom - Animalia
phylum - Arthropoda
subphylum - Hexapoda
class - Insecta
order - Diptera
infraorder - Culicomorpha
superfamily - Culicoidea
family - Culicidae
genus - Culex
species - Culex territans
Data sets (and Records)
- Mosquito Recording Scheme - Biological Records Centre - (18)
- Bringing Reedbeds to Life Invertebrate Survey of three key reedbed sites in England in 2009, 2010 - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (4)
- BRERC species records from all years at full resolution excluding Notable Species within the last 10 years - Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (2)
- Welsh Invertebrate Database (WID) - Natural Resources Wales (1)
- Shropshire Ecological Data Network database - Shropshire Ecological Data Network (1)
Ecology
Culex territans overwinters in adult stage. In northern Europe, overwintering females are found in caves together with Culex pipiens, Culex torrentium, and Culiseta annulata.[4]
Feeding behavior
The females predominantly feed on amphibians, especially frogs.[3]
References
- ^ "Culex territans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Culex territans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ a b Becker, Norbert; Petric, Dusan; Zgomba, Marija; Boase, Clive; Madon, Minoo; Dahl, Christine; Kaiser, Achim (18 August 2010). Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-540-92874-4.
- ^ Razygraev, A. V.; Sulesco, T. M. (2020). "The Use of the Bayes Factor for Identification of Culex pipiens and C. torrentium (Diptera: Culicidae) Based on Morphometric Wing Characters". Entomological Review. 100 (2): 220–227. doi:10.1134/S0013873820020104. ISSN 1555-6689. S2CID 219554848.
- Richard F. Jr. Darsie, Ronald A. Ward, Chien C. Chang, Taina Litwak. (2004). Identification and Geographical Distribution of the Mosquitoes: of North America, North of Mexico. University Press of Florida.
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links
- Diptera.info
- https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000011598#sequences
- http://vectorbio.rutgers.edu/outreach/species/terr.htm
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/86824
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=126501#null
- https://eol.org/pages/740681
- https://www.gbif.org/species/1653175
- http://bioinfo-web.mpl.ird.fr/identiciels/moskeytool_V2/html/taxa/Culex_territans_F_.html
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