Biology:Culex infula
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Short description: Species of mosquito
| Culex infula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | C. infula
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex infula Theobald, 1901
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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,[1] Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3] 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.[4] In 1998, the species was identified as a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus.[5]
References
- ↑ "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 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "Species Details : Culex infantulus Edwards, 1922". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/b6423ed94292a03397b61ab0f435ceeb. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "infula Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=18053. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "BIONOMICS OF CULEX EPIDESMUS ASSOCIATED WITH JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN INDIA". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/content/part/JAMCA/JAMCA_V19_N2_P151-154.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13854456 entry
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