Culex halifaxi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. halifaxi |
Binomial name | |
Culex halifaxi (Becnel and Sweeney, 1990) |
Culex (Lutzia) halifaxi is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
The parasite Amblyospora trinus was discovered from this mosquito. It is found in Australia. Larvae are predatory and cannibalistic, they can be found in clear waters with grassy banks.
References
- "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.
- Becnel, JJ; Sweeney, AW. "Amblyospora trinus N. sp. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) in the Australian mosquito Culex halifaxi (Diptera: Culicidae)". The Journal of Protozoology. 37: 584–92. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01270.x. PMID 2086788.
- "A Report on Material Obtained During a Mosquito Survey at Palmalmal, New Britain, July-October, 1945". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
External links
- Culex halifaxi (mosquito)
- Ultrastructural characterization and comparative phylogenetic analysis of new microsporidia from Siberian mosquitoes: Evidence for coevolution and host switching