Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India Author NATARAJAN, R. Author GOPALAKRISHNAN, S. Author SHRIRAM, A. N. Author KUMAR, ASHWANI text Zootaxa 2024 2024-04-15 5437 3 397 412 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5 1481170a-401b-4100-a82b-f61511dc6c70 1175-5326 10985105 95B9D074-4A1C-45E5-9558-708DA9FC79A7 Culex ( Culex ) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957 Distribution. Andhra Pradesh : Coringa-Gaderu canal; Karnataka : Kundapur District—Rajadi bridge. Mangrove. Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults and larvae. Larvae are usually found in various types of freshwater habitats such as natural ground pools, canals, pools at stream margins and rice fields. It is one of the chief vectors of Japanese Encephalitis in different parts of India . References. Rajavel et al . (2006 a , 2006b).