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Culex mimulus

Edwards, 1915
Synonyms
  • Culex confususBaisas, 1938
  • Culex mossmaniTaylor, 1915
  • Culex neomimulusLien, 1968

Culex (Culex) mimulus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex . It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, [1] Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam. [2] [3] Larvae can be found from agro wells and adults are malaria vectors. [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 4 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Culex mimulus Edwards, 1915". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "mimulus Edwards". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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