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THE BIOLOGY OF TREE-HOLES OF POINT PELEE NATIONAL PARK, ONTARIO: I. NEW MOSQUITO RECORDS FOR CANADA (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

S. M. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
R. M. Trimble
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Abstract

The mosquitoes Anopheles barberi, Orthopodomyia signifera, and Orthopodomyia alba are recorded for the first time in Canada. All three species were found breeding in the water-filled rot cavities of trees in the deciduous forest of Point Pelee National Park, Ontario. Attention is drawn to the probable rarity of these mosquitoes in Canada and their conservation is recommended.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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