Culex quadripalpis

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Culex quadripalpis

(Edwards, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Culex pachecoiBaisas, 1935
  • Lophoceratomyia roubaudiBorel, 1926
  • Lophoceratomyia sylvestrisLeicester, 1908

Culex (Lophoceraomyia) quadripalpis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex . It is found in Cambodia, India, [1] Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, [2] Thailand, and Vietnam. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Occurrence of Culex (Lophoceraomyia) quadripalpis, Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer, and Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) novobscura in Assam, India". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "Species Details : Culex quadripalpis (Edwards, 1914)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. "quadripalpis (Edwards)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.