Culiseta inconspicua

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Culiseta inconspicua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culiseta
Species:
C. inconspicua
Binomial name
Culiseta inconspicua
Lee, 1937

Culiseta inconspicua is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.

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Description

Culiseta inconspicua is distinguished by its genetic characteristics. In a study of mosquito species in southeastern Australia, C. inconspicua was the only species found to have COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) gene sequences containing ambiguous bases. [1]

Distribution

This species has been observed in Australia. [1] [2] Culiseta species are generally cold-adapted and often occur in warmer climates only during colder parts of the year or at higher elevations.


References

  1. 1 2 Batovska, Jana; Blacket, Mark J.; Brown, Karen; Lynch, Stacey E. (2016-03-28). "Molecular identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in southeastern Australia". Ecology and Evolution. 6 (9): 3001–3011. doi:10.1002/ece3.2095. ISSN   2045-7758.
  2. ↑ Marks, Elizabeth N. (June 1968). "Northern Records of the Genus Culiseta Felt in Australia With the Description of a New Species (Diptera: Culicidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 7 (1): 43–56. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1968.tb00700.x. ISSN   1326-6756.


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