Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901a
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Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901a |
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Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901a View in CoL ( Fig. 45 View FIGURE 45 )
Type locality. Travancore, India .
Distribution. This species is found in the Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palaearctic Regions ( Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019). In the Middle East and North Africa, it occurs in Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen ( Lewis 1956; White 1980; Harbach 1985, 1988; Abdoon 2004; Irish et al. 2016; Tantely et al. 2016, 2017; Azari-Hamadian et al. 2019; Camp et al. 2019; Gunathilaka 2018; Maquart et al. 2021; Wilkerson et al. 2021). It was recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia by Abdoon (2004).
Remarks. Culex bitaeniorhynchus is the only representative of the subgenus Oculeomyia in the region ( Harbach 1988).
Medical importance. Culex bitaeniorhynchus is a vector of Japanese encephalitis virus ( Bram 1967), and isolations of dengue, Getah, Sindbis and Tembusu viruses have also been reported ( Lee et al. 1989). This species was found to be naturally infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in India and Brugia malayi in Sri Lanka ( Harbach 1988). Also, Batai, Chittoor (an Indian variant of Batai), Murray Valley encephalitis and West Nile viruses ( Smith 1973), as well as Dirofilaria immitis filariae ( Ludham et al. 1970), have been isolated from this species.Additionally, Plasmodium relictum and Sagiyama and Rift Valley fever viruses have been found in the species ( Tantely et al. 2016; Wilkerson et al. 2021).
Abdoon, A. - M. M. O. (2004) First record of three afrotropical Culex species (Diptera: Culicidae) in Saudi Arabia. Annals of Medical Entomology, 13 (1 - 2), 1 - 9.
Azari-Hamidian, S., Norouzi, B. & Harbach, R. E. (2019) A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance. Acta Tropica, 194, 106 - 122. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. actatropica. 2019.03.019
Bram, R. A. (1967) Contributions to the mosquito fauna of Southeast Asia. II. The genus Culex in Thailand (Diptera: Csulicidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 2 (1), 1 - 296.
Camp, J. V., Karuvantevida, N., Chouhna, H., Safi, E., Shah, J. N. & Nowotny, N. (2019) Mosquito biodiversity and mosquito-borne viruses in the United Arab Emirates. Parasites & Vectors, 12, 153. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 019 - 3417 - 8
Giles, G. M. (1901 a) A plea for the collective investigationof Indian Culicidae, with suggestions as to moot points for enquiry, and a prodromus of species known to the author. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 13 (4), 592 - 610, 2 pls.
Gunathilaka, N. (2018) Annotated checklist and review of the mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sri Lanka. Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 7 (3), 38 - 50. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2018.07.3.1
Harbach, R. E. (1985) Pictorial keys to the genera of mosquitoes, subgenera of Culex and the species of Culex (Culex) occurring in southwestern Asia and Egypt, with note on the subgeneric placement of Culex deserticola (Diptera: Culicidae). Mosquito Systematics, 17 (2), 83 - 107.
Harbach, R. E. (1988) The mosquitoes of the subgenus Culex in southwestern Asia and Egypt (Diptera: Culicidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 24 (1), vi + 1 - 236.
Irish, S. R., Al-Amin, H. M., Alam, M. S. & Harbach, R. E. (2016) A review of the mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) of Bangladesh. Parasites & Vectors, 9, 559. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 016 - 1848 - z
Lee, D. J., Hicks, M. M., Debenham, M. L., Griffiths, M., Marks, E. N., Bryan, J. H. & Russel, R. C. (1989) The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Vol. 7. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genus Culex. Subgenera Acallyntrum, Culex. Entomology Monograph no. 2. Canberra. Australian Government Publishing Service, Cnaberra, ix + 281 pp.
Lewis, D. J. (1956) The Culex mosquitoes of the Sudan. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 47 (4), 703 - 721. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300046940
Ludham, K. W., Jachowski, L. A., Jr. & Otto G. F. (1970) Potential vectors of Dirofilaria immitis. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 157 (10), 1354 - 1359.
Maquart, P. - O., Fontenille, D., Rahola, N., Yean, S. & Boyer, S. (2021) Checklist of the mosquito fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) of Cambodia. Parasite, 28, 60. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / parasite / 2021056
Smith, K. G. V. (ed.) (1973) Insects and other arthropods of medical importance. British Museum (Natural History), London, xiv + 561 pp.
Tantely, M. L., Le Goff, G., Boyer, S. & Fontenille, D. (2016) An updated checklist of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) from Madagascar. Parasite, 23, 20. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / parasite / 2016018
Tantely, L. M., Cetre-Sossah, C., Rakotondranaivo, T., Cardinale, E. & Boyer, S. (2017) Population dynamics of mosquito species in a West Nile virus endemic area in Madagascar. Parasite, 24, 3. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / parasite / 2017005
White, G. B. (1980) Family Culicidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. (Ed.), Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 114 - 148.
Wilkerson, R. C., Linton, Y. - M. & Strickman, D. A. (2021) Mosquitoes of the world. Vols 1 and 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltomore, Maryland, 1308 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 021 - 04848 - 6
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