Culex territans

Culex territans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	C. territans
Binomial name
	Culex territans; Walker, 1856
Synonyms
	Culex frickii Ludlow, 1906 ; Culex saxatilis Grossbeck, 1905 ;

Culex territans is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.^[1]^[2]

It is widely distributed in Europe. Culex territans is found in central Asia, northern Africa, Canada, and United States.^[3]

Accepted Name (and Source)[edit]

Culex territans Walker, 1856 (UKSI)

Synonym (and Source)[edit]

Culex apicalis authors, misident. (UKSI) Culex nematoides Dyar & Shannon, 1925 (UKSI)

Classification[edit]

unranked - Biota

kingdom - Animalia

phylum - Arthropoda

subphylum - Hexapoda

class - Insecta

order - Diptera

infraorder - Culicomorpha

superfamily - Culicoidea

family - Culicidae

genus - Culex

species - Culex territans

Data sets (and Records)[edit]

Mosquito Recording Scheme - Biological Records Centre - (18)

Bringing Reedbeds to Life Invertebrate Survey of three key reedbed sites in England in 2009, 2010 - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (4)

BRERC species records from all years at full resolution excluding Notable Species within the last 10 years - Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (2)

Welsh Invertebrate Database (WID) - Natural Resources Wales (1)

Shropshire Ecological Data Network database - Shropshire Ecological Data Network (1)

Ecology[edit]

Culex territans overwinters in adult stage. In northern Europe, overwintering females are found in caves together with Culex pipiens, Culex torrentium, and Culiseta annulata.^[4]

Feeding behavior[edit]

The females predominantly feed on amphibians, especially frogs.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Culex territans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ "Culex territans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Becker, Norbert; Petric, Dusan; Zgomba, Marija; Boase, Clive; Madon, Minoo; Dahl, Christine; Kaiser, Achim (18 August 2010). Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-540-92874-4.
^ Razygraev, A. V.; Sulesco, T. M. (2020). "The Use of the Bayes Factor for Identification of Culex pipiens and C. torrentium (Diptera: Culicidae) Based on Morphometric Wing Characters". Entomological Review. 100 (2): 220–227. doi:10.1134/S0013873820020104. ISSN 1555-6689. S2CID 219554848.

Richard F. Jr. Darsie, Ronald A. Ward, Chien C. Chang, Taina Litwak. (2004). Identification and Geographical Distribution of the Mosquitoes: of North America, North of Mexico. University Press of Florida.