Culiseta gedanica
Species of mosquito
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Culiseta gedanica is an extinct species of mosquito in the genus Culiseta.[1] It is known from a male specimen found fossilised in Baltic amber.[2]
| Culiseta gedanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culiseta |
| Species: | †C. gedanica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Culiseta gedanica Szadziewski & Gilka, 2011 | |
It is named for the Gulf of Gdańsk, where large deposits of such amber are found.[2]
Description
The male specimen from the amber has a body length of 4.6 mm, 4.2 mm of which is the thorax and abdomen. Wing length of 4.17 mm, proboscis of 2.06 mm. Eyes touching. It is characterised by having prespiracular setae, a larger claw on the fore and mid legs with a basal and median tooth, as well as a smaller claw with a basal tooth. A simple, unmodified gonocoxite.[2]