Culex fuscocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. fuscocephala
Binomial name
Culex fuscocephala
Theobald, 1907
Synonyms
  • Culex fuscitarsis Barraud, 1924
  • Culex inelegans Dyar, 1920
  • Culex luteola Theobald, 1910
  • Culex minimus Leicester, 1908
  • Culex taytayensis Banks, 1909
  • Culex uniformis Leicester, 1908

Culex (Culex) fuscocephala is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Indonesia, and Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.[2][3] It is a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus.[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 3 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Species Details : Culex fuscocephala Theobald, 1907". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "fuscocephala Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Muangman, D; Edelman, R; Sullivan, MJ; Gould, DJ. "Experimental transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus by Culex fuscocephala". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 21: 482–6. PMID 4340450.
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