Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India
Author
Natarajan, R.
0000-0003-0003-9258
Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry- 605006, India.
natarajan_192@yahoo.co.in
Author
Gopalakrishnan, S.
0000-0002-2935-3494
Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry- 605006, India.
s.gopal82vcrc@gmail.com
Author
Shriram, A. N.
0000-0002-0996-2447
Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry- 605006, India.
anshriram@gmail.com
Author
Kumar, Ashwani
Former Director, VCRC & Pro Vice-Chancellor, Centre for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, (SIMATS) Saveetha University, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-04-15
5437
3
397
412
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5
1175-5326
10985105
95B9D074-4A1C-45E5-9558-708DA9FC79A7
Lorrainea fumida
Edwards, 1928
Distribution.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
: South Andaman—Chidiya Tapu, Sipighat;
North Andaman
— Austin, Kalighat;
Andhra Pradesh
: East Godavari District—Coringa, Bhairavapalem, Matlapalem, Sorlagondi. Mangrove. Habitat dependence. Transient—Larvae only. We observed that the principal habitats of this species are tree holes in mangrove forests. References.
Rajavel
et al
. (2004
,
2005b
,
2006a
); Rajavel & Natarajan (2006);
Rajavel & Natarajan (2008)
.