Culex territans

Culex territans is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.[1][2]

Culex territans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Culicidae
Tribe:
Culicini
Genus:
Culex
Species:
C. territans
Binomial name
Culex territans
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Culex frickii Ludlow, 1906
  • Culex saxatilis Grossbeck, 1905

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
  1. "Culex territans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "Culex territans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. Becker, Norbert; Petric, Dusan; Zgomba, Marija; Boase, Clive; Madon, Minoo; Dahl, Christine; Kaiser, Achim (18 August 2010). Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-540-92874-4.
  4. 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". Entomological Review. 100 (2): 220–227. doi:10.1134/S0013873820020104. ISSN 1555-6689.
  • 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.



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