Southern House Mosquito
Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823
Names
| English | Southern House Mosquito |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | 致倦库蚊 |
| Sranan Tongo | maskita (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 |
About this species
Culex quinquefasciatus (originally named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malaria, and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, Zika virus and West Nile virus. It is taxonomically regarded as a member of the Culex pipiens species complex. Its genome was sequenced in 2010, and was shown to have 18,883 protein-coding genes.
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Culex quinquefasciatus is een muggensoort uit de familie van de steekmuggen (Culicidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1823 door Say.
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Culex quinquefasciatus (anteriormente conocido como Culex fatigans) es una especie de mosquito que habita en áreas tropicales y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Es vector de patógenos como el nematodo Wuchereria bancrofti, causante de la filariasis, los parásitos de la malaria aviar y los virus del Nilo Occidental, de la fiebre del valle del Rift y de la encefalitis de San Luis. La especie fue descrita por el naturalista estadounidense Thomas Say en 1823.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Culicidae |
| Genus | Culex |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo11
- Brokopondo9
- Para2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
Sources & credits
- Records: GBIF.org occurrence data for Suriname
- Observations and names: iNaturalist
- Names in other languages: Wikidata
- Sranan names: Explore Suriname Sranan Tongo dictionary
- Suriname status: National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS) checklists
- Photo: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist
