Biology: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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| 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)
Culex territans Walker, 1856 (UKSI)
Synonym (and Source)
Culex apicalis authors, misident. (UKSI) Culex nematoides Dyar & Shannon, 1925 (UKSI)
Classification
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)
- 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
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
The females predominantly feed on amphibians, especially frogs.[3]
References
- ↑ "Culex territans Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/60953.
- ↑ "Culex territans Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=126501.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Becker, Norbert; Petric, Dusan; Zgomba, Marija; Boase, Clive; Madon, Minoo; Dahl, Christine; Kaiser, Achim (2010-08-18) (in en). Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-540-92874-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=JIfgVr1f4IQC&q=mosquitoes+and+their+control&pg=PR5.
- ↑ 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" (in en). Entomological Review 100 (2): 220–227. doi:10.1134/S0013873820020104. ISSN 1555-6689. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873820020104.
- 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
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q13854408 entry
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