Culex restuans
Culex restuans | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Subgenus: | |
Species: | C. restuans
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Binomial name | |
Culex restuans Theobald, 1901
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Culex restuans is a species of mosquito known to occur in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.[1] It is a disease vector of St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus.[2]
References[]
- ^ Strickman, D.; Darsie, R. F. Jr. (1988). "The previously undetected presence of Culex restuans (Diptera: Culicidae) in Central america, with notes on identification". Mosquito Systematics. 20 (1): 21–27.
- ^ "Culex restuans". www.wrbu.org. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
Categories:
- Culex
- Insects described in 1901
- Culicoidea stubs