Culex tarsalis

Culex tarsalis, also known as Western Encephalitis Mosquito,^[1] is a mosquito species that appears in southern California. The species has black and white banding on the legs.

Culex tarsalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	C. tarsalis
Binomial name
Culex tarsalis Coquillett, 1896

The species is a major vector of Saint Louis encephalitis and Western equine encephalitis virus in the western USA.^[2] It is also a confirmed vector of West Nile virus.^[3][4][5]

References

1. Omar Fahmy (19 October 2006). "Culex tarsalis - Western Encephalitis Mosquito". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
2. Troyo, Adriana; González-Sequeira, María Paula; Aguirre-Salazar, Mónica; Cambronero-Ortíz, Ian; Chaves-González, Luis Enrique; Mejías-Alpízar, María José; Alvarado-Molina, Kendall; lderón-Arguedas Ca, Ólger; Rojas-Araya, Diana (2022). "Acknowledging extraordinary women in the history of medical entomology". Parasites and Vectors. 14 (1): 114. doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05234-6. PMC 8969321. PMID 35361284.
3. "Mosquitos - Encyclopedia of Life".
4. Sandhu TS, Williams GW, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Population dynamics of blood-fed female mosquitoes and comparative efficacy of resting boxes in collecting them from the northwestern part of Riverside County, California. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2013 [cited 2013 Oct 22];5:15-8.
5. Sandhu TS, Williams GA, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Evaluation of arboviral activity at Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District, Riverside County, California during 2008. Proc and Papers of the Mosq and Vector Control Assoc of Calif, vol 77, 2009. p. 108-15.