''Opifex'' is a genus of

mosquito Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning " gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "li ...

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.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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Mosquito genera Aedini {{Culicidae-stub