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Culex erraticus

Classification

Culicidae [family]
Culex [genus] (7)
erraticus [species]

Classification

Culicidae [family]
Culex [genus] (7)
erraticus [species]

Presence

Recorded on Curaçao
Presence status Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
Distribution description Reported from the U.S.A. and Venezuela (van der Kuyp, 1954).
Notes on presence status After the removal in 1943 of the ponds in which Culex erraticus was present, the species has not been found again on Curaçao, at least until 1954 (van der Kuyp, 1954). Present status to be determined.

Publications

  • Kuyp, E. van der 1953. Culicinae from the Netherlands Antilles and some other Caribbean Localities. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 4: 144-148.
  • Kuyp, E. van der 1954. Mosquitoes of the Netherlands Antilles and their hygienic importance. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 5: 37-114.