Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer ( Leicester, 1908 )

NATARAJAN, R., GOPALAKRISHNAN, S., SHRIRAM, A. N. & KUMAR, ASHWANI, 2024, Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India, Zootaxa 5437 (3), pp. 397-412 : 404

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scientific name	Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer ( Leicester, 1908 )
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Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer ( Leicester, 1908) View in CoL

Distribution. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: North Andaman—Karmatang; Assam: Dibugarh District— Soraipung. Non-mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. Immature stages are usually found in elephant hoof marks, ground pools, seepage pools and stream pools. Sirivanakarn (1977) found that the species utilize ground pools as the principal habitat under heavy forest shade.

References. Bhattacharyya et al. (2004); Rajavel & Natarajan (2006).