Culex sinensis
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| Species: | Culex sinensis Theobald, 1903
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Culex (Lophoceraomyia) sinensis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka,[1] Sudan and South Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3] It is a possible vector of Wuchereria bancrofti.[4]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Species Details : Culex sinensis Theobald, 1903". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "sinensis Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Ghosh, SM; Hati, AK. "CULEX SINENSIS THEO. A POSSIBLE VECTOR OF WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI IN CALCUTTA". Bull Calcutta Sch Trop Med. 11: 146–7. PMID 14120856.