Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India
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NATARAJAN, R.
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GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.
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SHRIRAM, A. N.
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KUMAR, ASHWANI
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-04-15
5437
3
397
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5
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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 Unpublished observations.