Biology:Uranotaenia lateralis
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Short description: Species of mosquito
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Uranotaenia |
| Species: | U. lateralis
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| Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow, 1905
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Uranotaenia lateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito in the family Culicidae. It is found in Thailand, Sri Lanka,[1] Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.[2] They are known to live in crab holes,[3] prefer to live around banks of water pools and are known to feed on mudskippers.[4]
References
- ↑ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka". Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "lateralis Ludlow". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=16500. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Mosquito Ecology. Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods. 2012-12-06. ISBN 9789401118682. https://books.google.com/books?id=st99BwAAQBAJ&dq=Uranotaenia+lateralis&pg=PA237. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Culex pipiens. Culex Pipiens Pipiens Mosquitoes: Taxonomy, Distribution, Ecology. 2000. ISBN 9789546421036. https://books.google.com/books?id=770ImWlj3PsC&dq=Uranotaenia+lateralis&pg=PA62. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links
- Studies on the mosquitoes in the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. 4. Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow 1905, new to Japan [1979]
- Blood meal identification and feeding habits of uranotaenia species collected in the ryukyu archipelago.
- Mosquitoes and their potential predators in rice agroecosystems of the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam.
Wikidata ☰ Q13852944 entry
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