Biology:Culex halifaxi
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Short description: Species of fly
| Culex halifaxi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | C. halifaxi
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex halifaxi (Becnel and Sweeney, 1990)
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_75/rsnz_75_04_005610.html. 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
Wikidata ☰ Q30590740 entry
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