Culex (Culex) whitmorei is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka,[1] Sudan and South Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3]

Culex whitmorei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species:
C. whitmorei
Binomial name
Culex whitmorei
(Giles, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Culex albus Leicester, 1908
  • Culex loricatus Leicester, 1908
  • Leucomyia plegepennis Theobald, 1907
  • Taeniorhynchus argenteus Ludlow, 1905

References

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  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 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Culex whitmorei (Giles, 1904)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "whitmorei (Giles)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.