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Culex tritaeniorhynchus

Culex tritaeniorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. tritaeniorhynchus
Binomial name
Culex tritaeniorhynchus
Giles, 1901
Synonyms
  • Culex biroi Theobald, 1905
  • Culex summorosus Dyar, 1920

Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito and is the main vector of the disease Japanese encephalitis.[1] This mosquito is a native of northern Asia, and parts of Africa (northeast and sub-Saharan).[2] Females target large animals for blood extraction, including cattle and swine, and are strongly anthropophilic.[3]

  1. ^ Self, L. S.; Shin, H. K.; Kim, K. H.; Lee, K. W.; Chow, C. Y.; Hong, H. K. (1973-01-01). "Ecological studies on Culex tritaeniorhynchus as a vector of Japanese encephalitis". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 49 (1): 41–47. ISSN 0042-9686. PMC 2481081. PMID 4363396.
  2. ^ Clements, Alan (2012). The Biology of Mosquitoes, Volume 3 Transmission of Viruses and Interactions with Bacteria. CABI. ISBN 978-1845932428.
  3. ^ Reuben, R (1994). "Illustrated keys to species of Culzx (Culex) associated with Japanese Encephalitis in Southeast Asia (Diptera: Culicidae)" (PDF). Mosquito Systematics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

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