Culex pseudovishnui

Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the Culex vishnui group of the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.[2][3] It is a major vector of West Nile virus,[4] and Japanese encephalitis virus[5] Larvae can be found from the edges of rice fields.[6] Adults can bite vertebrates from both indoor and outdoor places with a peak biting time on 7pm onwards.[7]

Culex pseudovishnui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Culicoidea
Family:	Culicidae
Subfamily:	Culicinae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Synonyms
Culex neovishnui Lien, 1968

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 pseudovishnui Colless, 1957". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
3. "Pseudovishnui Colless". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
4. Mishra, AC; Jadi, RS; Paramasivan, R; Mourya, DT (2001). "Antigen distribution pattern of West Nile virus in Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex vishnui and Culex pseudovishnui mosquitoes". Journal of Communicable Diseases. 33 (3): 174–9. PMID 12206036.
5. Mourya, DT; Mishra, AC; Soman, RS (1991). "Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 93: 250–2. PMID 1660033.
6. Jagbir Singh Kirti, Shipali; Kaururl, Jasneet (October 2014). "Comparison of Male and Female Genitalia of Culex species with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)" (PDF). International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review. 2 (10): 17–24. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
7. "Outdoor and Indoor biting activities of Culex pseudovishnui in the study areas". Retrieved 4 February 2017.

External links

• Biosystematics ofCulex vishnui andCulex pseudovishnui based on ecobehavioural pattern
• Ecology of four potential culex vectors - NSF DL
• The Systematics of Culex vishnui Complex in Southeast Asia
• Semiochemicals of Culex pseudovishnui
• Identification of Culex sp. (Adult)
• Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes.
• Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957 (Diptera: Culicidae) in Goa.