Culex protorhinus Cockerell, 1915

Culicidae Classification

Culicidae Classification (2)

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Age:

Cenozoic, Tertiary, Oligocene (23.0-33.9 Mya).

Type data:

Holotype ♂, Gurnet Bay, Isle of Wight, England (compression / impression).

Depository:

National Museum of Natural History, Simthsonian Instituion, Washington DC, USA.

Note:

Edwards (1932) stated that the generic position of this species is doubtful.