Culex gelidus explained

Culex (Culex) gelidus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.^{[2] [3]} In 1976, it was identified as a major vector of Japanese encephalitis virus, in India.^[4] From an experiment, it was evident that aqueous solution of Calotropis gigantea leaves possess larvicidal activity, mosquito repellent activity and ovicidal activity against Culex gelidus.^[5]

External links

• Breeding patterns of the JE vector Culex gelidus and its insect predators in rice cultivation areas of northern peninsular Malaysia.
• Detection of the exotic mosquito Culex gelidus in the Northern Territory
• Potential distribution of the Asian disease vector Culex gelidus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) in Australia and New Zealand: a prediction based on climate suitability
• Experimental infection of culex annulirostris, culex gelidus, and aedes vigilax
• http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/pdf/v8_n3_12_may/8_IJAT_2012_Kumar,_G-_Final_Proof-Entomology.pdf

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 gelidus Theobald, 1901 . Catalogue of Life . 3 February 2017.
3. Web site: gelidus Theobald . Systematic Catalog of Culicidae . 3 February 2017.
4. Culex gelidus: an emerging mosquito vector with potential to transmit multiple virus infections. . J Vector Borne Dis . 25540955 . 51 . 4 . 251–8 . Sudeep . AB. 2014 .
5. Web site: Larvicidal, repellent and ovicidal activity of Calotropis gigantean against Culex gelidus, Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) . Journal of Agricultural Technology . 3 February 2017.