Culex halifaxi

Culex halifaxi
Scientific classification
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 from Australia.[2] Larva predatory and cannibalistic, can be found in clear waters with grassy banks.[3]

References

"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.
Becnel, JJ; Sweeney, AW. "Amblyospora trinus N. sp. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) in the Australian mosquito Culex halifaxi (Diptera: Culicidae)". J Protozool. 37: 584–92. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01270.x. PMID 2086788.
"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.

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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)". J Protozool. 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.