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Culex globocoxitus
Culex globocoxitus is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the subgenus Culex and the C. pipiens species complex. It is known to breed in open swamps and brackish water, and has been collected in coastal south-west Western Australia. The species is active throughout the entire year, but peaks between July and November. Females generally do not bite humans, the host is most likely birds.
This mosquito may crossbreed with other members of the pipens complex, and a globocoxitus × molestus hybrid has been bred in a lab setting.
From the article Culex globocoxitus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Culex globocoxitus is a medium-sized mosquito. Proboscis is dark above with a paler tip, and about 2.34 mm in length. Scutum is a light brown, clothed with dense light brown and cream scales. Abdominal tergites are black with broad basal bands. Sternites are white to cream. The legs are mainly dark but the hindfemora are pale ventrally. Wings are dark as well, 3.0–3.5 mm in length. Reproductive activity is maintained throughout the year, one to two generations are completed during winter. Mating occurs in spaces as small as 3 cubic inches, in flight or while resting, at temperatures above 13 °C.
Range & habitat
Endemic to Australia, Culex globocoxitus occurs in south-western Queensland, New South Wales, southern Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and south-western Western Australia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 793732.