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Issue: Vol. 5799 No. 2: 28 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5799.2.8
Page range: 369-376
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Misidentifications of four native Indian mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) erroneously reported as new country records

Indian Council of Medical Research‒Vector Control Research Centre (Former Principle Technical Officer); Puducherry-605006; India
Scientific Associate; Natural History; Museum; Cromwell Road; London SW7 5BD; UK
Diptera Ae des lineatopennis Ae des scatophagoides Coquillettidia crassipes false records Uranotaenia rampae

Abstract

The misidentifications of four native Indian mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) erroneously reported to be new country records are corrected. The misidentified species include Aedes (Mucidus) scatophagoides, Ae. (Neomelanoconion) lineatopennis, Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes and a species of the Campestris Series of Uranotaenia, tentatively identified as Ur. (Uranotaenia) rampae. The four species were incorrectly identified as the Australasian Ae. alternans, the Afrotropical Ae. mcintoshi, the Australasian Cq. xanthogaster and the American Ur. lowii, respectively. Causes of the misidentifications are explained.

 

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How to Cite

Natarajan, R. & Harbach, R.E. (2026) Misidentifications of four native Indian mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) erroneously reported as new country records. Zootaxa, 5799 (2), 369–376. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5799.2.8