Biology:Culex pseudovishnui

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Short description: Species of fly

Culex pseudovishnui
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. pseudovishnui
Binomial name
Culex pseudovishnui
Colless, 1957
Synonyms
  • Culex neovishnui Lien, 1968

Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the Culex vishnui group of the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China , Hong Kong, India , Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan , South Korea , Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan , Philippines , Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.[2][3] It is a major vector of West Nile virus,[4] and Japanese encephalitis virus[5] Larvae can be found from the edges of rice fields.[6] Adults can bite vertebrates from both indoor and outdoor places with a peak biting time on 7pm onwards.[7]

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 4 February 2017. 
  2. "Species Details : Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/80fbf8a413b79befdc218c6e45de0806. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 
  3. "Pseudovishnui Colless". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=17117. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 
  4. Mishra, AC; Jadi, RS; Paramasivan, R; Mourya, DT (2001). "Antigen distribution pattern of West Nile virus in Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex vishnui and Culex pseudovishnui mosquitoes". Journal of Communicable Diseases 33 (3): 174–9. PMID 12206036. 
  5. Mourya, DT; Mishra, AC; Soman, RS (1991). "Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes". Indian Journal of Medical Research 93: 250–2. PMID 1660033. 
  6. Jagbir Singh Kirti, Shipali; Kaururl, Jasneet (October 2014). "Comparison of Male and Female Genitalia of Culex species with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)". International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review 2 (10): 17–24. http://www.ijcrar.com/vol-2-10/Jagbir%20Singh%20Kirti,%20et%20al.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 
  7. "Outdoor and Indoor biting activities of Culex pseudovishnui in the study areas". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/276494013_fig4_Figure-4-Outdoor-and-Indoor-biting-activities-of-Culex-pseudovishnui-in-the-study-areas. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13854519 entry