Culex (Culex) erikae Szadziewski & Szadziewska, 1985

Culicidae Classification

Culicidae Classification (2)

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Age:

Cenozoic, Tertiary, Late Eocene (33.9-40.4 Mya).

Type data:

Holotype ♀, Poland (Baltic amber).

Depository:

Kühl Collection, Museum für Naturkunde, Paläontologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Note:

This species, closely related to extant Cx. pipiens, is placed in subgenus Culex.