Biology:Tripteroides sp. No. 2
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Short description: Species of fly
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Subgenus: | Rachionotomyia
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Species: | T. sp. No. 2
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Tripteroides sp. No. 2 |
Tripteroides sp. No. 2 is a species of mosquito in the genus Tripteroides which has not yet been formally named. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. T. sp. No. 2 is placed in the subgenus Rachionotomyia. In its larval stage, T. sp. No. 2 develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont.
References
- Masuhisa Tsukamoto (1989). "Two new mosquito species from a pitcher plant of Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia". Japan. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 17 (3): 215–228. doi:10.2149/tmh1973.17.215.
- Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, p. 39.
Wikidata ☰ Q7843793 entry
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