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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  • Genus distribution map

Synonyms

  • None

Bionomics

  • Not yet available

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:

Culicidae » Culicinae » Culisetini
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  • habitus image
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  • Representative species shown here:
  • Culiseta morsitans