- Culex malariager, infected with the malarial parasite Plasmodium dominicana, in 15–20 million year old Dominican amber. Culex is a diverse genus.
- syn. Transculicia Dyar 1918 (1917)e (as subgenus of genus Culex): 184. Type species: Culex eleuthera Dyar. Edwards 1932a: 205 (synonymy).
- Culex Linnaeus, 1758. This is a very large genus of mosquitoes with more than 700 species and a nearly world-wide distribution.
- Culex is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans and other animals.
- Genus Culex. Pronunciation. KYOO-leks. ... Savage H., Miller B. (1995) House mosquitoes of the U.S.A., Culex pipiens complex. Wing Beats 6(2): 8-9.
- The genus Culex has 817 species subdivided into 28 subgenera. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, being most abundant in countries with a tropical climate.
- Culex is a genus of mosquitoes that generally serves as a vector for spreading diseases to birds, humans, and many different animals.
- Subgenus Culex has species in all zoogeographic regions, and contains most of the medically important and pest species of the genus.
- Depending on the region and species, Culex mosquitoes can carry a wide array of public health threats. ... Simulium (black fly) is a genus of insect that prefers...
- Despite the medical importance of the genus Culex, the mitochondrial genome (mt genome) characteristics of Culex spp. are not well understood.
- The genus Culex is a carrier of viral encephalitis and, in tropical and subtropical climates, of filariasis.
- Genus Culex is a category of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae. This genus comprises of various species known for their role as vectors in transmitting various...
