Culex uniformis

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Culex uniformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. uniformis
Binomial name
Culex uniformis
(Theobald, 1905)

Culex (Lophoceraomyia) uniformis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex . It is found in India, Malaysia, Hainan Island, New Guinea, Philippines and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] A sup-species Culex (Lophoceraomyia) uniformis ssp. mercedesae is named after the Filipino acarologist Mercedes Delfinado. [4]

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References

  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Culex uniformis (Theobald, 1905)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "uniformis (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. Baisas, Francisco Edlagan (1972). The Mosquito Fauna of Subic Bay Naval Reservation, Republic of the Philippines. Headquarters, First Medical Service Wing (PACAF).