Antocha bifida (lat.) Is a species of mosquito swamps of the genus Antocha from the subfamily Limoniinae ( Limoniidae ). South Siberia (raw meadows, Sayan and Altai, Russia ), Mongolia , North Korea , South Korea , Japan , China and the Philippines . In Korea, at altitudes of 50 to 1,500 m; fly from April to October [1] [2] .
| Antocha bifida |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Suborder : | Long-winged Diptera |
| Infrastructure : | Tipulomorpha |
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| International scientific name |
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Antocha bifida Alexander , 1924 |
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Small mosquitoes are grayish yellow in color. The body length of males is from 4.2 to 6.0 mm, females from 5.5 to 6.4 mm. The wing length of males is from 5.3 to 7.0 mm, females from 5.0 to 7.9 mm. The body is elongated, legs are long, thin. Simple eyes and spurs are absent. Antennae of females and males long 16-segmented. The wings are wide with an almost right anal angle; the vein R branches off from the radial sector Rs almost at an acute angle. Adults inhabit the coast of stony and fast-flowing water bodies and waterfalls. Pupae and larvae ( hydrobionts and rheophiles ) live in reservoirs in silk covers (among mosses and algae on pitfalls and rocks), breathe the entire surface of the body. The species was first described in 1924 by the American entomologist Professor Charles Alexander (1889-1981) [1] [3] [4]