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Armigeres
Sign in to saveArmigeres is a genus of mosquito belonging to the family Culicidae. Certain species of Armigeres within this genus have the ability to raise their hindlegs and create an egg raft, which they use to transport and deposit eggs onto the water's surface.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyCulicidae
Armigeres[1] este un gen de țânțari din familia Culicidae.[1] Specii[1] Armigeres alkatirii Armigeres annulipalpis Armigeres annulitarsis Armigeres apoensis Armigeres aureolineatus Armigeres azurini Armigeres baisasi Armigeres balteatus Armigeres bhayungi Armigeres breinli Armigeres candelabrifer Armigeres chrysocorporis Armigeres cingulata Armigeres confusus Armigeres conjungens Armigeres denbesteni Armigeres dentatus Armigeres digitatus Armigeres dolichocephalus Armigeres durhami Armigeres ejercitoi Armigeres fimbriatus Armigeres flavus Armigeres foliatus Armigeres giveni Armigeres hybridus Armigeres inchoatus Armigeres joloensis Armigeres jugraensis Armigeres kesseli Armigeres kinabaluensis Armigeres kuchingensis Armigeres lacuum Armigeres laoensis Armigeres lepidocoxitus Armigeres longipalpis Armigeres magnus Armigeres maiae Armigeres malayi Armigeres manalangi Armigeres maximus Armigeres menglaensis Armigeres milnensis Armigeres moultoni Armigeres obturbans Armigeres omissus Armigeres pallithorax Armigeres papuensis Armigeres pectinatus Armigeres pendulus Armigeres sembeli Armigeres seticoxitus Armigeres setifer Armigeres subalbatus Armigeres theobaldi Armigeres traubi Armiger
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- Family
- Culicidae
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- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar
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Armigeres is a genus of mosquito belonging to the family Culicidae. Certain species of Armigeres within this genus have the ability to raise their hindlegs and create an egg raft, which they use to transport and deposit eggs onto the water's surface.
Species of Armigeres are found in Southeastern Asia and Northern Australia.
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