Culex gelidus

Culex gelidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	C. gelidus
Binomial name
	Culex gelidus; Theobald, 1901
Synonyms
	Culex cuneatus Theobald, 1901; Leucomyia bipunctata Theobald, 1907;

Culex (Culex) gelidus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.^[2]^[3] In 1976, it was identified as a major vector of Japanese encephalitis virus, in India.^[4] From an experiment, it was evident that aqueous solution of Calotropis gigantea leaves possess larvicidal activity, mosquito repellent activity and ovicidal activity against Culex gelidus.^[5]

References

^ "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 3 February 2017.
^ "Species Details : Culex gelidus Theobald, 1901". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ "gelidus Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ Sudeep, AB (2014). "Culex gelidus: an emerging mosquito vector with potential to transmit multiple virus infections". J Vector Borne Dis. 51 (4): 251–8. PMID 25540955.
^ "Larvicidal, repellent and ovicidal activity of Calotropis gigantean against Culex gelidus, Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae)" (PDF). Journal of Agricultural Technology. Retrieved 3 February 2017.