Culiseta atlantica

Culiseta atlantica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culiseta
Species:	C. atlantica
Binomial name
	Culiseta atlantica; (Edwards, 1932)

Last updated February 14, 2025

Culiseta atlantica is a species of mosquito of the Culiseta genus.

Distribution

This species has been reported in islands of the Azores.^[1] Females have been shown to lay their eggs in shaded rock-pool formations in basaltic beds.^[2]

References

↑ Medlock, J.M.; Hansford, K.M.; Versteirt, V.; Cull, B.; Kampen, H.; Fontenille, D.; Hendrickx, G.; Zeller, H.; Van Bortel, W.; Schaffner, F. (2015-03-25). "An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 105 (6): 637–663. doi:10.1017/s0007485315000103. ISSN 0007-4853.
↑ da Cunha Ramos, H; Ribeiro, H (1980). "Description of the Male, Pupa and Fourth Instar Larva of Culiseta (Culiseta) atlantica (Edwards, 1932)(Diptera: Culicidae), an Endemic Species of the Azores Archipelago" (PDF). Mosquito Systematics. 12 (3).

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[1] Medlock, J.M.; Hansford, K.M.; Versteirt, V.; Cull, B.; Kampen, H.; Fontenille, D.; Hendrickx, G.; Zeller, H.; Van Bortel, W.; Schaffner, F. (2015-03-25). "An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 105 (6): 637–663. doi:10.1017/s0007485315000103. ISSN 0007-4853.

[2] Cunha Ramos, H; Ribeiro, H (1980). "Description of the Male, Pupa and Fourth Instar Larva of Culiseta (Culiseta) atlantica (Edwards, 1932)(Diptera: Culicidae), an Endemic Species of the Azores Archipelago" (PDF). Mosquito Systematics. 12 (3).

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