New Record of a Mosquito Uranotaenia lowii (Theobald, 1901) from India

Authors

  • Santhosh Goud Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Subasini Pattnaik Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Ipsita Biswal Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Jaya Kishor Seth Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Rupenangshu Kumar Hazra ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar 751023, Odisha
  • Barsa Baisalini Panda ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar 751023, Odisha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.901

Keywords:

Uranotaenia lowii, Culicidae, pale-footed, acoustic sensitivity, a new record, Odisha, India, diversity, zoogeography, vector, medical importance

Abstract

This study reports Uranotaenia lowii (Theobald, 1901) as a new record from India. It was collected from Berhampur University Campus, District Ganjam, Odisha, India. This species is not considered to have medical importance, as it does not bite mammals and feeds upon the blood of reptiles and amphibians.

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Published

2023-12-01

How to Cite

Goud, S., Pattnaik, S., Biswal, I., Seth, J. K., Hazra, R. K., & Panda, B. B. (2023). New Record of a Mosquito <I>Uranotaenia lowii</I> (Theobald, 1901) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(4), 966–968. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.901

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 4, December 2023

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