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Culex tritaeniorhynchus

Synonyms: Culex biroi

Wikipedia Abstract

Culex tritaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito and is the main vector of the disease Japanese encephalitis. This mosquito is a native of northern Asia, and parts of Africa (northeast and sub-Saharan). Females target large animals for blood extraction, including cattle and swine, and are strongly anthropophilic.
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Infraspecies

Culex tritaeniorhynchus summorosus
Culex tritaeniorhynchus tritaeniorhynchus

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Brugia malayi[1]
Romanomermis chenzhouensis[1]
Romanomermis wuchangensis <Unverified Name>[1]
Romanomermis yunanensis[1]
Wuchereria bancrofti (Filaria)[1]

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Citations

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0