Culex bitaeniorhynchus

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Culex bitaeniorhynchus

Giles, 1901
Synonyms
  • Culex ethiopicusEdwards, 1912
  • Culex karatsuensisMochizuki, 1913
  • Culicelsa abdominalisTaylor, 1913
  • Grabhamia ambiguusTheobald, 1903
  • Grabhamia taeniarostrisTheobald, 1907
  • Oculeomyia sarawakiTheobald, 1907
  • Taeniorhynchus agerGiles, 1901
  • Taeniorhynchus domesticusLeicester, 1908
  • Taeniorhynchus ocellataTheobald, 1907
  • Taeniorhynchus tenaxTheobald, 1901

Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex . It is a cosmopolitan species which can be found in all continents, except America and Antarctica. [1] [2] [3]

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Bionomics

Larva can be found in pools with stagnant waters containing Spirogyra . Females are blood feeders of birds and sometimes humans. Adults and larva can be naturally infected with Wuchereria bancrofti and Batai virus in India, and Burgia malayi in Sri Lanka. It can also infect Murray Valley encephalitis in Australia. [4]

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References

  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Culex bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "bitaeniorhynchus Giles". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "Culex (Ocu.) bitaeniorhynchus". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Retrieved 3 February 2017.