Culex Linnaeus, 1758 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)
The genus Culex has 768 species, subdivided into 26 formally recognized subgenera including: Acalleomyia(1 species, Indo-Malaya), Acallyntrum(8 species, Australasia), Aedinus(4 species, Neotropics), Afroculex(1 species, South Africa), Allimanta (1 species, Argentina), Anoedioporpa(12 species, Neotropics), Barraudius(4 species, Palaearctic & Afro...
Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)
Culex pipiens s.s. is the nominotypical member of the Pipiens Group and Subgroup. The species has 20 synonyms, and one subspecies — pallens Coquillett —with its 17 synonyms.
Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab, 1906) | Walter Reed Biosystematics …
A review of the species of Culex of the subgenus Melanoconion (Diptera, Culicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America , 43, 75–114. Sirivanakarn, S. (1978a).
Medical Importance: It has been found naturally infected with Sindbis virus and West Nile viruses in Israel, West Nile and Ri Valley Fever in Egypt, and is a primary vector of periodic Bancro ian filariasis (Harbach, 1988).
southern house mosquito - Culex quinquefasciatus Say
Culex quinquefasciatus Say, commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized brown mosquito that exists throughout the tropics and the lower latitudes of temperate regions. This species is found in the southern United States and is present throughout Florida.
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, WRBU specimen CXnig, Character descriptions: Carpenter & LaCasse, 1955:282 Bionomics: The larvae are found in ditches, grassy pools, and marshes of a semipermanent or permanent nature. They are occasionally found in water in wheel ruts, leaf axils of plants, and artificial containers. Culex
WRBU Species Page ADULTS: •Head: Proboscis entirely dark-scaled; palpus with dark, numerous and erect scales; pedicel with dorsal and lateral scales; clypeus without scales. •Thorax: Antepronotal scales present (not distinct in photo); pleuron with white scale patches. •Abdomen: Sterna with median patches of pale
Mosquito species (Diptera, Culicidae) in three ecosystems from the ...
2015年7月15日 · Culex was the most diverse and species rich genus in the sampled mosquitoes. Culex is a cosmopolitan genus and one of the largest groups of the family Culicidae (768 species divided among 26 subgenera). There are many areas of uncertainty regarding phylogenetic relationships within the genus, as well as some problems with the identification of ...
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The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Tabasco, Mexico
2019年5月23日 · Culex metempsytus Dyar is a new record for Mexico and Wyeomyia jocosa (Dyar and Knab) is removed from the Mexican mosquito fauna. Seventeen species historically reported were not found in the field collections conducted here.
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