Full reference: G. Poinar. 2005. Culex malariager, n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Dominican amber: the first fossil mosquito vector of Plasmodium. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107:548-553
Belongs to Culex according to G. Poinar 2005
Sister taxa: Culex (Neoculex), Culex annulirostris, Culex damnatorum, Culex ekaterinae, Culex erikae, Culex flavus, Culex protorhinus, Culex vectensis, Culex winchesteri
Type specimen: Poinar D-7-6B, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber, La Toca mine (Poinar coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the La Toca Formation of the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber, La Toca mine (Poinar coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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