Culex bitaeniorhynchus

Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is a cosmopolitan species which can be found in all continents, except America and Antarctica.^[1][2][3]

Culex bitaeniorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	C. bitaeniorhynchus
Binomial name
Culex bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Synonyms
Culex ethiopicus Edwards, 1912 Culex karatsuensis Mochizuki, 1913 Culicelsa abdominalis Taylor, 1913 Grabhamia ambiguus Theobald, 1903 Grabhamia taeniarostris Theobald, 1907 Oculeomyia sarawaki Theobald, 1907 Taeniorhynchus ager Giles, 1901 Taeniorhynchus domesticus Leicester, 1908 Taeniorhynchus ocellata Theobald, 1907 Taeniorhynchus tenax Theobald, 1901

Bionomics

Larva can be found in pools with stagnant waters containing Spirogyra. Females are blood feeders of birds and sometimes humans. Adults and larva can be naturally infected with Wuchereria bancrofti and Batai virus in India, and Burgia malayi in Sri Lanka. It can also infect Murray Valley encephalitis in Australia.^[4]