Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India
Author
NATARAJAN, R.
Author
GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.
Author
SHRIRAM, A. N.
Author
KUMAR, ASHWANI
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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
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Rhinoskusea wardi
(
Reinert, 1976
)
Distribution.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
: South Andaman—Chidiya Tapu, Sipighat;
North Andaman
— Karmatang, Austin; Nicobar—Kimus;
Andhra Pradesh
: Kakinada District—Coringa, Gaderu canal;
Karnataka
: Kundapur District—Rajadi bridge, Kotathattu;
Maharashtra
: Vikhroli, Ghatkopar;
Tamil Nadu
: Ramanathapuram District—Rameshwaram. Mangrove.
Habitat dependence. Specific/semi-specific—Adults and larvae. The immature stages were collected frequently in swamps in mangrove forests.
References. Rajavel & Natarajan (2006);
Rajavel
et al
. (2006
a
, 2006b,
2007
).