Culex sitiens
| Culex sitiens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Subgenus: | Culex |
| Species: | Cx. sitiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Culex sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 | |
Culex sitiens is an insect native to coastal areas of East Africa and Madagascar, southwestern Asia, Ryukyu Archipelago, Korea, northern Australia and South Pacific islands.[1]
There is evidence it is a vector for Japanese encephalitis, as well as the roundworm Brugia malayi in Thailand.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Norbert Becker, Dusan Petric, Marija Zgomba, Clive Boase, Minoo Madon, Christine Dahl, Achim Kaiser (2010). Mosquitoes and Their Control. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 366–67. ISBN 9783540928744.