London Underground mosquito [SEP] parent taxon
London Underground mosquito
The London Underground mosquito is a form of mosquito in the genus "Culex". It is found in the London Underground railway system as its name suggests, but has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground. It was first described as a distinct species from Egyptian specimens by the biologist Peter Forsskål (1732–1763). He named this mosquito "Culex molestus" due to its voracious biting, but later biologists renamed it "Culex pipiens" f. "molestus" because there were no
icon.
- MacDonald Gill (1884–1947), cartographer credited with drawing, in 1914, "the map that saved the London Underground".
See also.
- Automation of the London Underground
- Fourth rail
- List of busiest London Underground stations
- List of London Underground stations
- London Underground mosquito
- London Underground strikes
- London UnderRound
- Timeline of the London Underground
- Track access controller
- Tube Challenge
Bibliography.
- Scan available online at "railwaysarchive.co.uk"