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List Of Culex Species
This is a list of described ''Culex'' species around the world, as of 2006. Subspecies have been omitted. There are possibly errors and inaccuracies in this list that stem from the conversion from the source. Please check the original source when in doubt. Subgenus ''Acalleomyia'' Leicester *''Culex obscurus'' (Leicester, 1908) — Indonesia, Malaysia Subgenus ''Acallyntrum'' Stone & Penn *''Culex axillicola'' Steffan, 1979 — Papua New Guinea *''Culex belkini'' Stone & Penn, 1948 — Solomon Islands *''Culex bicki'' Stone & Penn, 1947 — Indonesia *''Culex binigrolineatus'' Knight & Rozeboom, 1945 — Indonesia *''Culex bougainvillensis'' Steffan, 1979 — Solomon Islands *''Culex miyagii'' Mogi & Toma, 1999 — Indonesia *''Culex pallidiceps'' (Frederick Vincent Theobald, Theobald, 1905) — Papua New Guinea *''Culex perkinsi'' Stone & Penn, 1948 — Solomon Islands Subgenus ''Aedinus'' Lutz *''Culex accelerans'' Root, 1927 — Brazil, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culex
''Culex'' is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, or St. Louis encephalitis, but also filariasis and avian malaria. They occur worldwide except for the extreme northern parts of the temperate zone, and are the most common form of mosquito encountered in some major U.S. cities, such as Los Angeles. Etymology In naming this genus, Carl Linnaeus appropriated the nonspecific Latin term for a midge or gnat: '. Description Depending on the species, the adult ''Culex'' mosquito may measure from . The adult morphology is typical of flies in the suborder Nematocera with the head, thorax, and abdomen clearly defined and the two forewings held horizontally over the abdomen when at rest. As in all Diptera capable of flight, the second pair of wings is reduced and modified into tiny, incon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
