Culex jenseni
| Culex jenseni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Subgenus: | Lophoceraomyia |
| Species: | C. jenseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Culex jenseni (De Meijere, 1910) | |
Culex jenseni is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. C. jenseni is placed in the subgenus Lophoceraomyia. In its larval stage, C. jenseni develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont.
References
- Two New Mosquito Species from a Pitcher Plant of Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu,! p. 39.
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