Paraedes menoni ( Mattingly, 1958 )

NATARAJAN, R., GOPALAKRISHNAN, S., SHRIRAM, A. N. & KUMAR, ASHWANI, 2024, Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India, Zootaxa 5437 (3), pp. 397-412 : 405

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5
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scientific name	Paraedes menoni ( Mattingly, 1958 )
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Distribution. Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram District—Ayuramkala; Wayanad District—Periya; Malapuram District—Malapuram; Karnataka: Coorg District—Coorg; Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris District—Nilgiri Hills. All of these areas come under the Western Ghats. Non-mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Specific/semi-specific—Adults and larvae. Immature stages were found in crabholes near stream margins and banana groves in heavily shaded areas in rainforests.

References. Tewari & Hiriyan (1994); Tyagi et al. (2016); unpublished observations.