| Culex territans | |
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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. territans
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex territans Walker, 1856
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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)
[edit]Culex territans Walker, 1856 (UKSI)
Synonym (and Source)
[edit]Culex apicalis authors, misident. (UKSI) Culex nematoides Dyar & Shannon, 1925 (UKSI)
Classification
[edit]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)
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]The females predominantly feed on amphibians, especially frogs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- 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
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