Culex pluvialis

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Culex pluvialis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. pluvialis
Binomial name
Culex pluvialis
Barraud, 1924

Culex (Eumelanomyia) pluvialis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex . It is found in India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]

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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 pluvialis Barraud, 1924". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "pluvialis Barraud". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.