The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Diptera

(Mosquitoes & Flies)

CULICIDAE

Culex peus Speiser




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Synonyms:  Culex stigmatosoma Dyar
                                           (Bradford et al. 2005; Breland 1953, 1956, 1957; Carpenter & LaCasse 1955; Darsie & Ward 2005;
                                             Dyar 1928; Eads, Menzies & Ogden 1951; Hill, Smittle & Philips 1958; Menzies & Eads 1954)

 

Distribution Citations

[1928 Dyar]

1951 Eads Menzies Ogden
[1953 Breland]
1954 Menzies & Eads
[1955 Carpenter & LaCasse]
[1956 Breland]
1957 Breland
1958 Hill Smittle Philips

[1963 Dodge]

 

1970 Sublette & Sublette

[1981 Darsie & Ward]

2005 Bradford et al.
2005 Darsie & Ward

 

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-most record of C. stigmatosoma reported from west Texas by Eads, Menzies & Ogden (1951) are C. thriambus which they considered a synonym at the time (Menzies & Eads 1954)

-larvae in pools of dry streambeds and other artificial pools (Dyar 1928)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010


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