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 ) vishnui Theobald, 1901b Distribution. Kerala : Wayanad District—Thonichal. Non-mangrove. Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults only. The common aquatic habitats are ditches, ground pools, ponds, pools in stream margins and rice fields. This species is a main vector of Japanese encephalitis virus in different parts of India . Reference. Unpublished observations.