The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Diptera

(Mosquitoes & Flies)

CULICIDAE

Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab)




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Distribution Citations

1943 McGregor & Eads
1945 Roth

1950 Buxton
1950 Rueger & Druce
1952 Buxton & Breland
[1955 Carpenter & LaCasse]
1957 Eads & Strom
1958 Hill Smittle Philips

 

[1963 Dodge]
[1965 Wiseman]

[1981 Darsie & Ward]
[1983 Stone et al.]

2005 Darsie & Ward

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

notes:

-breeds in summer (McGregor & Eads 1943)

-larvae in temporary shaded rain pools (Roth 1945)

-resistant to desiccation (Buxton & Breland 1952)

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                          2010

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