Uranotaenia lateralis
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| Species: | Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow, 1905
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Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Uranotaenia. It is found in Thailand, Sri Lanka,[1] Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.[2] They are known to live in crab holes.[3] It prefer to live around banks of water pools and known to feed on mudskippers.[4]
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 31 January 2017.
- ^ "lateralis Ludlow". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Mosquito Ecology. Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods. 2012-12-06. ISBN 9789401118682. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Culex pipiens. Culex Pipiens Pipiens Mosquitoes: Taxonomy, Distribution, Ecology. 2000. ISBN 9789546421036. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links[]
- Studies on the mosquitoes in the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. 4. Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow 1905, new to Japan [1979]
- Blood meal identification and feeding habits of uranotaenia species collected in the ryukyu archipelago.
- Mosquitoes and their potential predators in rice agroecosystems of the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam.
Categories:
- Uranotaenia
- Insects described in 1905