Author
- Felt
- 1904:391c
- Type Species: Culex absobrinus (Felt)
Distribution
- Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African
Republic, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djbouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania,
Mexico, Moldovia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Tunesia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom,
United States, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
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Synonyms
Bionomics
Medical Importance
- Three species, Cs. inornata, Cs. melanura, and Cs.
dyari are vectors of both Eastern and Western equine encephalitis
virus in North America.
Important References
Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:
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Culicidae » Culicinae » Culisetini
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- Representative species shown here:
- Culiseta morsitans