Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) affinis ( Edwards, 1913 )

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 : 406

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scientific name	Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) affinis ( Edwards, 1913 )
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Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) affinis ( Edwards, 1913) View in CoL

Distribution. Karnataka: Kundapur District. Mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Larvae only. Immature stages of this species might have been flushed into crabholes during heavy rains. Larvae are usually found in bamboo stumps, split bamboo, tree holes, bases of trees and coconut shells.

Reference. Rajavel & Natarajan (2008).

Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) aranoides ( Theobald, 1901c) View in CoL

Distribution. Odisha: Bhadark District—Bhadark. Non-mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. The immature stages of this species might have been flushed into crabholes by heavy rains. They usually inhabit bamboo stumps, split bamboos, tree holes, bases of trees and coconut shells.

Reference. Unpublished observations.