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 [Culex hortensis] Culex territans ?
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| kristobal21 |
Posted on 09-11-2014 21:07
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I think this may be Culex territans (found in my garden, in the East of France) : the siphon is long and thin, and lacks dorsal hairs. Is it correct ? Thank you very much.
kristobal21 attached the following image:  [34.04Kb] Edited by kristobal21 on 10-11-2014 09:31 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 09-11-2014 21:41
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
This looks more like Culex (Maillotia) hortensis - the siphonal tufts are long and arise quite close to the base of the siphon (within the pecten area).
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| kristobal21 |
Posted on 10-11-2014 09:31
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Member Location: Posts: 342 Joined: 25.09.12 |
Thank you ! |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 10-11-2014 10:30
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1174 Joined: 29.05.09 |
I totally forgot about this species. Found a drawing of the siphon in Mohrig (1969) and it differs from territans in the longer hairs. So I agree with Tony (of course).
atylotus attached the following image:  [138.37Kb] Edited by atylotus on 10-11-2014 10:32 |
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