Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957

Distribution. Andhra Pradesh: Coringa-Gaderu canal; Karnataka: Kundapur District—Rajadi bridge. Mangrove.

Habitat dependence. Transient—Adults and larvae. Larvae are usually found in various types of freshwater habitats such as natural ground pools, canals, pools at stream margins and rice fields. It is one of the chief vectors of Japanese Encephalitis in different parts of India .

References. Rajavel et al. (2006 a, 2006b).