Culiseta
Culiseta is a genus of mosquitoes. Most Culiseta species are cold-adapted, and only occur in warmer climates during the colder parts of the year or at higher elevations where temperatures are lower. Species found in Southern California are larger than most mosquitoes species, specifically C. inornata, C. particeps, and C. incidens. These species are found throughout the year in Southern California and feed on several vertebrate species, such as birds, livestock, rodents, reptiles, and humans. The larvae of most species are found bogs, marshes, ponds, streams, ditches, and rock pools, but an Af
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyCulicidae
Habitatmarine
Culiseta alaskaensis Комары жгучие (лат. Culiseta) — род двукрылых насекомых семейства комаров. Взрослые комары характеризуются наличием дыхальцевых щетинок. Характеристика личинок: пучки волосков на сифоне помещаются у его основания[1]. Систематика В составе рода: Комар жгучий или комар аляскинский[2] Culiseta alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906 Culiseta amurensis Maslov, 1964 Culiseta annulata Schrank, 1776 Culiseta antipodea Dobrotworsky, 1962 Culiseta arenivaga Marks, 1968 Culiseta atlantica Edwards, 1932 Culiseta atra Lee, 1944 Culiseta atritarsalis Dobrotworsky, 1954 Culiseta bergrothi Edwards, 1921 Culiseta drummondi Dobrotworsky, 1960 Culiseta fraseri Edwards, 1914 Culiseta frenchii Theobald, 1901 Culiseta fumipennis Stephens, 1825 Culiseta glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864 Culiseta hilli Edwards, 1926 Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869 Culiseta inconspicua Lee, 1937 Culiseta indica Edwards, 1920 Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 Culiseta litorea Shute, 1928 Culiseta littleri Taylor, 1914 Culiseta longiareolata Macquart, 1838 Culiseta marchettei Garcia & Jeffery, 1969 Culiseta megaloba Luh, 1974 Culiseta melanura Coquillett, 1902 Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 19
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12 sectionsContents
- Species
- Subgenus (Culiseta) Felt, 1904
- Subgenus (Allotheobaldia) Brolemann, 1919
- Subgenus (Austrotheobaldia) Dobrotworsky, 1954
- Subgenus (Climacura) Howard, Dyar and Knab, 1915
- Subgenus (Culicella) Felt, 1904
- Subgenus (Neotheobaldia) Dobrotworsky, 1958
- Subgenus (Theomyia) Edwards, 1930
- Children with Uncertain Position
- Extinct species
- References
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Culiseta is a genus of mosquitoes. Most Culiseta species are cold-adapted, and only occur in warmer climates during the colder parts of the year or at higher elevations where temperatures are lower. Species found in Southern California are larger than most mosquitoes species, specifically C. inornata, C. particeps, and C. incidens. These species are found throughout the year in Southern California and feed on several vertebrate species, such as birds, livestock, rodents, reptiles, and humans. The larvae of most species are found bogs, marshes, ponds, streams, ditches, and rock pools, but an African species occurs in tree holes ("phytotelmata"), a common eastern Palaearctic species occurs in water wells and rock pools, and several Australian species occur under ground. Little is known about the blood-feeding habits of females. Most species feed on birds and mammals, but a few feed on reptiles. Several species attack domestic animals and occasionally humans, and some species are pollinators.
Culiseta species are found throughout the world, except in South America. Two extinct species are known from the Eocene Kishenehn Formation in Montana.