Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[1] Borneo, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3]

Culex fragilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. fragilis
Binomial name
Culex fragilis
Ludlow, 1903
Synonyms
  • Culex graminis Leicester, 1908
  • Culiciomyia ceylonica Theobald, 1907
  • Culiciomyia inornata Theobald, 1907
  • Trichorhynchus fusus Theobald, 1905

References edit

  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 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Culex fragilis Ludlow, 1903". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ "fragilis Ludlow". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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