Culex fuscocephala explained

Culex (Culex) fuscocephala is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Indonesia, and Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.[2] [3] It is a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 3 February 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf . 25 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: Species Details : Culex fuscocephala Theobald, 1907 . Catalogue of Life . 3 February 2017.
  3. Web site: fuscocephala Theobald . Systematic Catalog of Culicidae . 3 February 2017.
  4. Experimental transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus by Culex fuscocephala. . 4340450 . 21 . Am J Trop Med Hyg . 482–6 . Muangman . D . Edelman . R . Sullivan . MJ . Gould . DJ.