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