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Species of mosquito From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is a cosmopolitan species which can be found in all continents, except America and Antarctica.[1][2][3]
Culex bitaeniorhynchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. bitaeniorhynchus |
Binomial name | |
Culex bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 | |
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Larva can be found in pools with stagnant waters containing Spirogyra. Females are blood feeders of birds and sometimes humans. Adults and larva can be naturally infected with Wuchereria bancrofti and Batai virus in India, and Burgia malayi in Sri Lanka. It can also infect Murray Valley encephalitis in Australia.[4]
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