Aedeomyia catasticta explained

Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta, is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedeomyia. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[1] Hawaii, Southeast Asian countries and Australia.

Description

Adult female is short and rounded wing densely clothed in broad scales. Antennal segments are short and thick. Proboscis dark with three pale bands.[2] Part of thorax show stellate setae and enormously long setae. Larva can be found from deep swampy habitats and clings to submerged stems of Pistia, Nitella.[3] In Queensland, Alfui virus has been isolated from the adults.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 31 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf . 25 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: aedeomyia mosquito . PaDIL . 31 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Larval habitats of Australian mosquitoes . Keys to the Mosquitoes of the Australasian Region . 31 January 2017. 1944 .