Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab, 1906)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Culicidae |
| Genus | Culex |
| Species | Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab, 1906) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Blount, Sevier
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Reeves, W.K. 2000. Invertebrate cavernicoles of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116: 334–343. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24335885.
- Reeves, W.K., Adler, P.H., Grogan, Jr., W.L. & Super, P.E. 2004. Hematophagous and parasitic Diptera (Insecta) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Zootaxa 483: 1–44.
How to cite this account
Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab, 1906). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2333. https://cavebiology.org/species/culex-erraticus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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