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Opifex (fly)

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Opifex is a genus of mosquito containing the species Opifex chathamicus and O. fuscus.[1]

Opifex fuscus have an unusual mating system. In contrast with most mosquito species, which mate in flight, mating in Opifex occurs on the surface of salt-water pools.[2]

Opifex fuscus males will grab female pupae from under the surface of the water. Females being reproducing as soon as they come out of their chrysalis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cheng, L. (2010). Opifex Hutton, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411338 on 2017-03-16
  2. ^ Lambert, David M, and Elisabeth Slooten. “Evolutionary Studies of the New Zealand Coastal Mosquito Opifex Fuscus (Hutton) I. Mating Behaviour.” Behaviour, vol. 84, no. 1-2, 1983, pp. 157–171., doi:10.1163/156853983X00336.
  3. ^ Lambert, David M, and Elisabeth Slooten. “Evolutionary Studies of the New Zealand Coastal Mosquito Opifex Fuscus (Hutton) I. Mating Behaviour.” Beh, vol. 84, no. 1-2, 1983, pp. 157–171., doi.org/10.1163/156853983X00336.
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Opifex (fly): Brief Summary

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Opifex is a genus of mosquito containing the species Opifex chathamicus and O. fuscus.

Opifex fuscus have an unusual mating system. In contrast with most mosquito species, which mate in flight, mating in Opifex occurs on the surface of salt-water pools.

Opifex fuscus males will grab female pupae from under the surface of the water. Females being reproducing as soon as they come out of their chrysalis.

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Opifex ( Dutch; Flemish )

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Opifex is een geslacht van muggen uit de familie van de steekmuggen (Culicidae).

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Opifex: Brief Summary ( Dutch; Flemish )

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Opifex is een geslacht van muggen uit de familie van de steekmuggen (Culicidae).

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Opifex ( Portuguese )

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Opifex é um género zoológico, pertencente à família Culicidae, que é vulgarmente chamada de mosquito.

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