Culex mimulus

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Culex mimulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Superfamily:
Culicoidea
Family:
Culicidae
Subfamily:
Culicinae
Genus:
Culex
Species:
Culex mimulus

Edwards, 1915
Synonyms
  • Culex confusus Baisas, 1938
  • Culex mossmani Taylor, 1915
  • Culex neomimulus Lien, 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]

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.
  4. ^ Fernando, AW; Jayakody, S; Wijenayake, HK; Galappaththy, GN; Yatawara, M; Harishchandra, J. "Species composition and population dynamics of malaria vectors in three previously ignored aquatic systems in Sri Lanka". Malar. J. 15: 268. doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1316-4. PMC 4863324. PMID 27165184.

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