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Culiseta melanura, the black-tailed mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.It is found mainly in the eastern and central United States. Adult female C. melanura primarily take their blood meals from birds and are responsible for transmitting the eastern equine encephalitis virus between birds.
Culiseta is a genus of mosquitoes. Most Culiseta species are cold-adapted, and only occur in warmer climates during the colder parts of the year or at higher elevations where temperatures are lower. Species found in Southern California are larger than most mosquitoes species, specifically Cs. inornata , Cs. particeps , and Cs. incidens .
Two mosquito species are primarily involved in this portion of the cycle; they are Culiseta melanura [6] and Culiseta morsitans [Wikidata]. [citation needed] These mosquitoes feed on the blood of birds. The frequency of the virus found in nature increases throughout the summer as more birds and more mosquitoes become infected. [citation needed]
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Highlands J (HJ) virus is a zoonotic alphavirus native to North and South America. It maintains a natural reservoir in the songbird population of freshwater swamps (generally scrub jays and blue jays) and is transmitted by the bite of the female Culiseta melanura mosquito.
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Culiseta alaskaensis. Culiseta alaskaensis, the Alaskan winter mosquito, is a Holarctic species of mosquito in the family Culicidae. It is found from Colorado north, Alaska, including from the Upper Cook Inlet region to the tundra. As with other Culiseta species, C. alaskaensis are cold-adapted and have appeared in the same habitats as Culiseta ...