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Culex fuscocephala

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Species of mosquito

Culex fuscocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species: C. fuscocephala
Binomial name
Culex fuscocephala
Theobald, 1907
Synonyms
  • Culex fuscitarsis Barraud, 1924
  • Culex inelegans Dyar, 1920
  • Culex luteola Theobald, 1910
  • Culex minimus Leicester, 1908
  • Culex taytayensis Banks, 1909
  • Culex uniformis Leicester, 1908

Culex (Culex) fuscocephala is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam. It is a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus.

References

  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Culex fuscocephala Theobald, 1907". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "fuscocephala Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. Muangman, D; Edelman, R; Sullivan, MJ; Gould, DJ. "Experimental transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus by Culex fuscocephala". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 21: 482–6. PMID 4340450.
Taxon identifiers
Culex fuscocephala
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