Biology:Culex gelidus

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Short description: Species of mosquito

Culex gelidus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. gelidus
Binomial name
Culex gelidus
Theobald, 1901
Synonyms
  • Culex cuneatus Theobald, 1901
  • Leucomyia bipunctata Theobald, 1907

Culex (Culex) gelidus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in India , Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China , Hong Kong, India , Indonesia, Japan , Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan , Philippines , Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.[2][3] In 1976, it was identified as a major vector of Japanese encephalitis virus, in India.[4] From an experiment, it was evident that aqueous solution of Calotropis gigantea leaves possess larvicidal activity, mosquito repellent activity and ovicidal activity against Culex gelidus.[5]

References

  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka". Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf. Retrieved 3 February 2017. 
  2. "Species Details : Culex gelidus Theobald, 1901". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/2e7082a5c48b978888b0677b77b04819. Retrieved 3 February 2017. 
  3. "gelidus Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=17988. Retrieved 3 February 2017. 
  4. Sudeep, AB (2014). "Culex gelidus: an emerging mosquito vector with potential to transmit multiple virus infections.". J Vector Borne Dis 51 (4): 251–8. PMID 25540955. 
  5. "Larvicidal, repellent and ovicidal activity of Calotropis gigantean against Culex gelidus, Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae)". Journal of Agricultural Technology. http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/pdf/v8_n3_12_may/8_IJAT_2012_Kumar,_G-_Final_Proof-Entomology.pdf. Retrieved 3 February 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13855190 entry