Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India Author NATARAJAN, R. Author GOPALAKRISHNAN, S. Author SHRIRAM, A. N. Author KUMAR, ASHWANI text 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 1481170a-401b-4100-a82b-f61511dc6c70 1175-5326 10985105 95B9D074-4A1C-45E5-9558-708DA9FC79A7 Culex ( Culex ) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901a Distribution. Andhra Pradesh : Coringa, Matlapalem; Tamil Nadu : Muthupettai. Mangrove. Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. Larvae are usually found in lakes, irrigation canals, ponds, rice fields and rock pools, and also in brackish water pools in mangroves. Sirivanakarn (1976) reported the occurrence of the species in various habitats, such as ditches, wells, crabholes, rock pools in salt marshes, mangroves, nipa palm swamps and artificial containers (boats, canoes, jars and cans). This species is one of the main vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus in different parts of India . References. Rajavel et al. (2005b , 2006a ).