Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the Culex vishnui group of the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.[2][3] It is a major vector of West Nile virus,[4] and Japanese encephalitis virus[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | C. pseudovishnui
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
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References edit
- ^ "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 pseudovishnui Colless, 1957". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Pseudovishnui Colless". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Mishra, AC; Jadi, RS; Paramasivan, R; Mourya, DT (2001). "Antigen distribution pattern of West Nile virus in Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex vishnui and Culex pseudovishnui mosquitoes". Journal of Communicable Diseases. 33 (3): 174–9. PMID 12206036.
- ^ Mourya, DT; Mishra, AC; Soman, RS (1991). "Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 93: 250–2. PMID 1660033.
External links edit
- Hati, A. K.; Bhattacharya, S. (1987). "Biosystematics of Culex vishnui and Culex pseudovishnui based on ecobehavioural pattern". Proceedings: Animal Sciences. 96 (5): 629–636. doi:10.1007/BF03179617. S2CID 85043126.
- Ecology of four potential culex vectors - NSF DL
- The Systematics of Culex vishnui Complex in Southeast Asia
- Semiochemicals of Culex pseudovishnui
- Identification of Culex sp. (Adult)
- Mourya, D. T.; Mishra, A. C.; Soman, R. S. (1991). "Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Culex pseudovishnui & C. Tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 93: 250–252. PMID 1660033.
- Naik, P. S.; Ilkal, M. A.; Pant, U.; Kulkarni, S. M.; Dhanda, V. (1990). "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957 (Diptera: Culicidae) in Goa". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 91: 331–333. PMID 2269503.