Culex tarsalis

Short description: Mosquito species

Culex tarsalis

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Diptera
Family:  | Culicidae
Genus:  | Culex
Species:  |

C. tarsalis

Binomial name
Culex tarsalis

Coquillett, 1896

Culex tarsalis, also known as Western Encephalitis Mosquito,[1] is a mosquito species that appears in southern California . The species has black and white banding on the legs.

The species is a major vector of Saint Louis encephalitis and Western equine encephalitis virus in the western USA.[2] It is also a confirmed vector of West Nile virus.[3][4][5]

## References

1. ↑ Omar Fahmy (19 October 2006). "Culex tarsalis \- Western Encephalitis Mosquito". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. https://bugguide.net/node/view/83954#names.
2. ↑ Troyo, Adriana; González-Sequeira, María Paula; Aguirre-Salazar, Mónica; Cambronero-Ortíz, Ian; Chaves-González, Luis Enrique; Mejías-Alpízar, María José; Alvarado-Molina, Kendall; lderón-Arguedas Ca, Ólger et al. (2022). "Acknowledging extraordinary women in the history of medical entomology". Parasites and Vectors 14 (1): 114. doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05234-6. PMID 35361284.
3. ↑ "Mosquitos - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/473.
4. ↑ Sandhu TS, Williams GW, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Population dynamics of blood-fed female mosquitoes and comparative efficacy of resting boxes in collecting them from the northwestern part of Riverside County, California. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2013 [cited 2013 Oct 22];5:15-8.
5. ↑ Sandhu TS, Williams GA, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Evaluation of arboviral activity at Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District, Riverside County, California during 2008. Proc and Papers of the Mosq and Vector Control Assoc of Calif, vol 77, 2009. p. 108-15.

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