Biology:Culex pseudovishnui
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Short description: Species of fly
| Culex pseudovishnui | |
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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. pseudovishnui
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
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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
- ↑ "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 pseudovishnui Colless, 1957". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/80fbf8a413b79befdc218c6e45de0806. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "Pseudovishnui Colless". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=17117. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
- Biosystematics ofCulex vishnui andCulex pseudovishnui based on ecobehavioural pattern
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- Ecology of four potential culex vectors - NSF DL
- The Systematics of Culex vishnui Complex in Southeast Asia
- Semiochemicals of Culex pseudovishnui
- Identification of Culex sp. (Adult)
- Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes.
- Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957 (Diptera: Culicidae) in Goa.
Wikidata ☰ Q13854519 entry
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