Culex halifaxi

Species of fly

Culex halifaxi

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Diptera
Family:  | Culicidae
Genus:  | Culex
Species:  |

C. halifaxi

Binomial name
Culex halifaxi

(Becnel and Sweeney, 1990)

Culex (Lutzia) halifaxi is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka[1]

The parasite Amblyospora trinus was discovered from this mosquito. It is found in Australia.[2] Larvae are predatory and cannibalistic, they can be found in clear waters with grassy banks.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
2. ^ Becnel, JJ; Sweeney, AW. "Amblyospora trinus N. sp. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) in the Australian mosquito Culex halifaxi (Diptera: Culicidae)". The Journal of Protozoology. 37: 584–92\. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01270.x. PMID 2086788.
3. ^ "A Report on Material Obtained During a Mosquito Survey at Palmalmal, New Britain, July-October, 1945". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

## External links

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* Culex halifaxi (mosquito)
* Ultrastructural characterization and comparative phylogenetic analysis of new microsporidia from Siberian mosquitoes: Evidence for coevolution and host switching