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Culex tritaeniorhynchus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. tritaeniorhynchus
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Binomial name | |
Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
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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]