[Occurrence of Culex modestus inatomii Kamimura et Wada in Rongcheng city, Shandong Province]

Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 1993;11(1):57-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

A mosquito survey was made at Rongcheng City, Shandong Province in August, 1991. Altogether 4 genera and 8 species of mosquitoes were collected in this survey, namely Aedes dorsalis (Meigen), Anopheles sinensis Wiedemann, An. yatsushiroensis Miyazaki, Culex fuscanus Wiedemann, Cx. modestus inatomii Kamimura et Wada, Cx. pipiens pallens Coquillett, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus Giles and Mansonia uniformis (Theobald). Among them Cx. modestus inatomii and An. yatsushiroensis were found to be the first record for China and Shandong Province respectively. The morphology and taxonomic status of the above two species are discussed briefly.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / anatomy & histology
  • Anopheles / classification*
  • China
  • Culex / anatomy & histology
  • Culex / classification*
  • Mosquito Control