''Opifex'' is a genus of

mosquito Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a Family (biology), family of small Diptera, flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word ''mosquito'' (formed by ''Musca (fly), mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish and Portuguese for ''little fly''. Mos ...

containing the species '' Opifex chathamicus'' and '' Opifex 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 begin 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