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Culex jenseni

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Diptera

Genus
  
Scientific name
  
Culex jenseni

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Family
  
Culicidae

Subgenus
  
Lophoceraomyia

Higher classification
  
Culex

Similar
  
Culex rajah, Culex, Fly, Culex annulirostris, Culex modestus

Culex jenseni is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. C. jenseni is placed in the subgenus Lophoceraomyia. In its larval stage, C. jenseni develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont.

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Culex jenseni Wikipedia


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