Culex vagans Wiedemann, 1828

CURRENT SYNONYMS

syn. tipuliformis Theobald

1901c: 325(F*). Type locality: Bakloh, Northwest Provinces [India] (NHMUK)

syn. virgatipes Edwards

1914c: 126 (M, F). Type locality: Hong Kong [People’s Republic of China] (NHMUK)

syn. exilis Dyar

1924f: 127 (M). Type locality: Vladivostok [Maritime Territory], former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (USNM). References: Stone & Knight 1957a: 49 (lecto- type desig.).

CURRENT SUBSPECIES

None

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