The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Diptera

(Mosquitoes & Flies)

CULICIDAE

Uranotaenia sapphirina (Osten Sacken)




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Distribution Citations

[1928 Dyar]

1943 McGregor & Eads
1944 Randolf & O'Neill
1948 Breland

1950 Rueger & Druce
1951 Eads Menzies Ogden
[1955 Carpenter & LaCasse]
1957 Eads & Strom
1958 Hill Smittle Philips

 

1960 Eads Foyle Peel
[1963 Dodge]
[1965 Wiseman]

[1981 Darsie & Ward]

2005 Bradford et al.
2005 Darsie & Ward

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

notes:

-breeds in early spring and summer (McGregor & Eads1943)

-larvae in semipermanent ground pools (Dyar 1928); larvae in permanent grassy pools (Randolf & O'Neill 1944)

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