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Culex infula

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Species of mosquito

Culex infula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species: C. infula
Binomial name
Culex infula
Theobald, 1901
Synonyms
  • Culex afridii Qutubuddin, 1956
  • Culex ambiguus Theobald
  • Culex domesticus Leicester
  • Culex ocellata Theobald
  • Culex sarawaki Theobald
  • Culex taeniarostris Theobald
  • Culex tenax Theobald

Culex (Oculeomyia) infula is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Adults mainly feeds on cattle but infrequently shows a low proportion of human and bird blood meals. Larvae can be found in water courses with high content of algal populations. In 1998, the species was identified as 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 4 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Culex infantulus Edwards, 1922". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "infula Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. "BIONOMICS OF CULEX EPIDESMUS ASSOCIATED WITH JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN INDIA" (PDF). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. Samuel, PP; Hiriyan, J; Thenmozhi, V; Balasubramanian, A. "A note on first isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex infula Theobald (Diptera:Culicidae)". J Commun Dis. 30: 199–200. PMID 10093430.

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Taxon identifiers
Culex infula
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