Culex quinquefasciatus

Culex quinquefasciatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	C. quinquefasciatus
Binomial name
	Culex quinquefasciatus; Say, 1823
Synonyms
	Culex acer Walker, 1848; Culex aestuans Wiedemann, 1828; Culex aikenii Dyar & Knab, 1908; Culex albolineatus Giles, 1901; Culex anxifer Bigot, 1859; Culex aseyehae Dyar & Knab, 1915; Culex autumnalis Weyenbergh, 1882; Culex barbarus Dyar & Knab, 1906; Culex cartroni Ventrillon, 1905; Culex christophersii Theobald, 1907; Culex cingulatus Doleschall, 1856; Culex cubensis Bigot, 1857; Culex didieri Neveu-Lemaire, 1906; Culex fatigans Wiedemann, 1828; Culex fouchowensis Theobald, 1901; Culex hensemaeon Dyar, 1920; Culex luteoannulatus Theobald, 1901; Culex macleayi Skuse, 1889; Culex minor Theobald, 1908; Culex nigrirostris Enderlein, 1920; Culex pallidocephala Theobald, 1904; Culex penafieli Sanchez, 1885; Culex pungens Wiedemann, 1828; Culex pygmaeus Neveu-Lemaire, 1906; Culex quasilinealis Theobald, 1907; Culex quasipipiens Theobald, 1901; Culex raymondii Tamayo, 1907; Culex reesi Theobald, 1901; Culex revocator Dyar & Knab, 1909; Culex sericeus Theobald, 1901; Culex serotinus Philippi, 1865; Culex skusii Giles, 1900; Culex trillineatus Theobald, 1901; Culex zeltneri Neveu-Lemaire, 1906; Culicelsa fuscus Taylor, 1914;

Culex quinquefasciatus (originally named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malaria, and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, Zika virus^[1] and West Nile virus.^[2]^[3] It is taxonomically regarded as a member of the Culex pipiens species complex.^[4]^[5] Its genome was sequenced in 2010, and was shown to have 18,883 protein-coding genes.^[6]

^ Nolen, Stephanie (July 21, 2016). ‘Very bad news for Brazil’: Zika virus found in second mosquito species. The Globe and Mail.
^ Hill, Stephanie; Connelly, Roxanne (2009). "Features Creatures: Southern house mosquito". University of Florida. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ 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.
^ Harbach, Ralph E. (2012). "Culex pipiens: Species Versus Species Complex – Taxonomic History and Perspective". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 28 (4s). The American Mosquito Control Association: 10–23. doi:10.2987/8756-971x-28.4.10. ISSN 8756-971X. PMID 23401941. S2CID 31007129.
^ Turell, MJ (2012). "Members of the Culex pipiens complex as vectors of viruses". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 28 (4 Suppl): 123–6. doi:10.2987/8756-971X-28.4.123. PMID 23401952.
^ Arensburger, P.; Megy, K.; Waterhouse, R. M.; Abrudan, J.; Amedeo, P.; Antelo, B.; Bartholomay, L.; Bidwell, S.; Caler, E.; Camara, F.; Campbell, C. L.; Campbell, K. S.; Casola, C.; Castro, M. T.; Chandramouliswaran, I.; Chapman, S. B.; Christley, S.; Costas, J.; Eisenstadt, E.; Feschotte, C.; Fraser-Liggett, C.; Guigo, R.; Haas, B.; Hammond, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Hemingway, J.; Hill, S. R.; Howarth, C.; Ignell, R.; Kennedy, R. C.; Kodira, C. D.; Lobo, N. F.; Mao, C.; Mayhew, G.; Michel, K.; Mori, A.; Liu, N.; Naveira, H.; Nene, V.; Nguyen, N.; Pearson, M. D.; Pritham, E. J.; Puiu, D.; Qi, Y.; Ranson, H.; Ribeiro, J. M. C.; Roberston, H. M.; Severson, D. W.; Shumway, M.; Stanke, M.; Strausberg, R. L.; Sun, C.; Sutton, G.; Tu, Z.; Tubio, J. M. C.; Unger, M. F.; Vanlandingham, D. L.; Vilella, A. J.; White, O.; White, J. R.; Wondji, C. S.; Wortman, J.; Zdobnov, E. M.; Birren, B.; Christensen, B. M.; Collins, F. H.; Cornel, A.; Dimopoulos, G.; Hannick, L. I.; Higgs, S.; Lanzaro, G. C.; Lawson, D.; Lee, N. H.; Muskavitch, M. A. T.; Raikhel, A. S.; Atkinson, P. W. (2010). "Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics". Science. 330 (6000): 86–88. doi:10.1126/science.1191864. PMC 3740384. PMID 20929810.

[1] Nolen, Stephanie (July 21, 2016). ‘Very bad news for Brazil’: Zika virus found in second mosquito species. The Globe and Mail.

[hill-2] Hill, Stephanie; Connelly, Roxanne (2009). "Features Creatures: Southern house mosquito". University of Florida. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

[3] 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.

[Harbach-2012-4] Harbach, Ralph E. (2012). "Culex pipiens: Species Versus Species Complex – Taxonomic History and Perspective". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 28 (4s). The American Mosquito Control Association: 10–23. doi:10.2987/8756-971x-28.4.10. ISSN 8756-971X. PMID 23401941. S2CID 31007129.

[Turell-5] Turell, MJ (2012). "Members of the Culex pipiens complex as vectors of viruses". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 28 (4 Suppl): 123–6. doi:10.2987/8756-971X-28.4.123. PMID 23401952.

[6] Arensburger, P.; Megy, K.; Waterhouse, R. M.; Abrudan, J.; Amedeo, P.; Antelo, B.; Bartholomay, L.; Bidwell, S.; Caler, E.; Camara, F.; Campbell, C. L.; Campbell, K. S.; Casola, C.; Castro, M. T.; Chandramouliswaran, I.; Chapman, S. B.; Christley, S.; Costas, J.; Eisenstadt, E.; Feschotte, C.; Fraser-Liggett, C.; Guigo, R.; Haas, B.; Hammond, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Hemingway, J.; Hill, S. R.; Howarth, C.; Ignell, R.; Kennedy, R. C.; Kodira, C. D.; Lobo, N. F.; Mao, C.; Mayhew, G.; Michel, K.; Mori, A.; Liu, N.; Naveira, H.; Nene, V.; Nguyen, N.; Pearson, M. D.; Pritham, E. J.; Puiu, D.; Qi, Y.; Ranson, H.; Ribeiro, J. M. C.; Roberston, H. M.; Severson, D. W.; Shumway, M.; Stanke, M.; Strausberg, R. L.; Sun, C.; Sutton, G.; Tu, Z.; Tubio, J. M. C.; Unger, M. F.; Vanlandingham, D. L.; Vilella, A. J.; White, O.; White, J. R.; Wondji, C. S.; Wortman, J.; Zdobnov, E. M.; Birren, B.; Christensen, B. M.; Collins, F. H.; Cornel, A.; Dimopoulos, G.; Hannick, L. I.; Higgs, S.; Lanzaro, G. C.; Lawson, D.; Lee, N. H.; Muskavitch, M. A. T.; Raikhel, A. S.; Atkinson, P. W. (2010). "Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics". Science. 330 (6000): 86–88. doi:10.1126/science.1191864. PMC 3740384. PMID 20929810.

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