Culex pseudovishnui

Culex pseudovishnui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. pseudovishnui
Binomial name
Culex pseudovishnui
Colless, 1957
Synonyms
  • Culex neovishnui Lien, 1968

Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the Culex vishnui group of the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.[2][3] It is a major vector of West Nile virus,[4] and Japanese encephalitis virus[5]

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 pseudovishnui Colless, 1957". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Pseudovishnui Colless". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ Mishra, AC; Jadi, RS; Paramasivan, R; Mourya, DT (2001). "Antigen distribution pattern of West Nile virus in Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex vishnui and Culex pseudovishnui mosquitoes". Journal of Communicable Diseases. 33 (3): 174–9. PMID 12206036.
  5. ^ Mourya, DT; Mishra, AC; Soman, RS (1991). "Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 93: 250–2. PMID 1660033.