Culex (Oculeomyia) infula is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, and Vietnam.[2][3] Adults mainly feeds on cattle but infrequently shows a low proportion of human and bird blood meals. Larvae can be found in water courses with high content of algal populations.[4] In 1998, the species was identified as a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | C. infula
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| Binomial name | |
| Culex infula Theobald, 1901
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References
edit- ^ "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 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Species Details : Culex infantulus Edwards, 1922". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "infula Theobald". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "BIONOMICS OF CULEX EPIDESMUS ASSOCIATED WITH JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN INDIA" (PDF). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Samuel, PP; Hiriyan, J; Thenmozhi, V; Balasubramanian, A. "A note on first isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex infula Theobald (Diptera:Culicidae)". J Commun Dis. 30: 199–200. PMID 10093430.