Biology:Culex halifaxi

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Culex halifaxi
Scientific classification edit
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[1]

The parasite Amblyospora trinus was discovered from this mosquito. It is found in Australia.[2] Larvae are predatory and cannibalistic, they can be found in clear waters with grassy banks.[3]

References

  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka". Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 
  2. 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. 
  3. "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. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_75/rsnz_75_04_005610.html. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30590740 entry