Culex infula explained

Culex (Oculeomyia) infula is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] [3] Adults mainly feeds on cattlebut infrequently shows a low proportion of human and bird blood meals. Larvae can be found in water courses with high content of algal populations.[4] In 1998, the species was identified as a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 4 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 infantulus Edwards, 1922 . Catalogue of Life . 4 February 2017.
  3. Web site: infula Theobald . Systematic Catalog of Culicidae . 4 February 2017.
  4. Web site: BIONOMICS OF CULEX EPIDESMUS ASSOCIATED WITH JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN INDIA . Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association . 4 February 2017.
  5. A note on first isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex infula Theobald (Diptera:Culicidae). . J Commun Dis. . 10093430 . 30 . 199–200 . Samuel . PP . Hiriyan . J . Thenmozhi . V . Balasubramanian . A.

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