Uranotaenia lateralis

Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Uranotaenia. It is found in Thailand, Sri Lanka,[1] Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.[2] They are known to live in crab holes.[3] It prefer to live around banks of water pools and known to feed on mudskippers.[4]

Uranotaenia lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Culicoidea
Family:	Culicidae
Subfamily:	Culicinae
Genus:	Uranotaenia
Species:	Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow, 1905
Synonyms
Uranotaenia cairnsensis Taylor Uranotaenia cancer Leicester Uranotaenia ceylonica Theobald Uranotaenia propria Taylor

References

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 31 January 2017.
2. "lateralis Ludlow". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
3. Mosquito Ecology. Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods. 2012-12-06. ISBN 9789401118682. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
4. Culex pipiens. Culex Pipiens Pipiens Mosquitoes: Taxonomy, Distribution, Ecology. 2000. ISBN 9789546421036. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

External links

• Studies on the mosquitoes in the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. 4. Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow 1905, new to Japan [1979]
• Blood meal identification and feeding habits of uranotaenia species collected in the ryukyu archipelago.
• Mosquitoes and their potential predators in rice agroecosystems of the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam.