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Culex quinquefasciatus (originally named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti , avian malaria , and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus , Western equine encephalitis virus , Zika ...
There are 112 genera of mosquitoes, containing approximately 3,500 species. [1]Human malaria is transmitted only by females of the genus Anopheles.Of the approximately 430 Anopheles species, while over 100 are known to be able to transmit malaria to humans, only 30–40 commonly do so in nature.
Mosquito Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. The 11.5-mile (18.5 km) long stream is a confluence of the Mahoning River. [1] Mosquito Creek was descriptively named for the mosquitos which were once frequent there. [2] Native Americans called this creek the Tawawa. [3] The creek runs from SE of Warren, Ohio, to Mosquito Creek Lake in ...
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Aedes koreicus, the Korean bush mosquito is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. The adults are relatively large with a black and white pattern on their legs and other body parts. Clear longitudinal lines on the dorsal part of the thorax distinguish it from Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. [1]
Other mosquito species may be visually confused with the tiger mosquito. Comparison with approved pictures is the best way to determine the species with certainty. [20] Behavioral cues like almost-silent flight and difficulty in catching combined with knowledge of the range of local endemic mosquitoes may also aid this process.
Aedes triseriatus has a dark scaled proboscis that is unbanded, dark palps, dark and narrow wing scales, and dark unbanded legs.The vertex has white scales. One of the most notable characteristics of this species is the scutum that has a median brown stripe of scales with silver white scales on the lateral sides. [7]
Tabanidae are known by a large number of common names. The subfamily Chrysopsinae is known as deer flies, perhaps because of their abundance on moorland where deer roam, [ 5 ] and buffalo-flies, moose-flies and elephant-flies emanate from other parts of the world where these animals are found. [ 6 ]