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What (who) is culex - definition
GENUS OF MOSQUITOES
Culex (genus)
culex
['kju:l?ks]
¦ noun (plural culices -l?si:z) a mosquito of a genus which does not transmit malaria.
Derivatives
culicine 'kju:l?s??n, -si:n adjective &noun
Origin
L., 'gnat'.
Culex
·noun A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
II. Culex ·add. ·noun A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong. Some members of this genus are exceedingly annoying, as C. sollicitans, which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, and C. pipiens, breeding very widely in the fresh waters of North America. (For characters distinguishing these from the malaria mosquitoes, see Anopheles, above.) The yellow-fever mosquito is now placed in another genus, Stegomyia.
Culex
Culex is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, or St.
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Culex
Culex is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, or St. Louis encephalitis, but also filariasis and avian malaria. They occur worldwide except for the extreme northern parts of the temperate zone, and are the most common form of mosquito encountered in some major U.S. cities, such as Los Angeles.
Examples of use of culex
1. That summer also brought unusually hot, arid weather to New York, perfect for the Culex pipiens.
2. A common house mosquito, called the Culex pipiens , for example, unexpectedly thrives in drought.
3. The virus is transmitted by Culex pipiens mosquitoes, which appear as soon as the days warm in spring.
4. The most common variety is called culex, which is not known to spread any disease in the region.
5. The Culex pipiens is a favored carrier of a disease first identified in a feverish woman in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1'37.