Tripteroides sp. No. 2
| Tripteroides sp. No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Tripteroides |
| Subgenus: | Rachionotomyia |
| Species: | T. sp. No. 2 |
| Binomial name | |
| Tripteroides sp. No. 2 | |
Tripteroides sp. No. 2 is a species of mosquito in the genus Tripteroides which has not yet been formally named. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. T. sp. No. 2 is placed in the subgenus Rachionotomyia. In its larval stage, T. sp. No. 2 develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont.
References
- Masuhisa Tsukamoto (1989). "Two new mosquito species from a pitcher plant of Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia". Japan. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 17 (3): 215–228.
- Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, p. 39.
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