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Uranotaenia obscura

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Uranotaenia obscura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Uranotaenia
Subgenus: Pseudoficalbia
Species:
U. obscura
Binomial name
Uranotaenia obscura
Edwards, 1915
Synonyms
  • Uranotaenia papua Brug
  • Uranotaenia philippinensis Delfinado

Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) obscura is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Uranotaenia. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Australia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.[2] The species can found from undersides of banana leaves.

References

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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 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "obscura Edwards". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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