''Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus'' is a species of

mosquito Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning "gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "lit ...

belonging to the genus ''

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 enc ...

''. It is a cosmopolitan species which can be found in all continents, except America and Antarctica.

Bionomics

Larva can be found in pools with stagnant waters containing ''

Spirogyra ''Spirogyra'' (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteri ...

''. Females are blood feeders of birds and sometimes humans. Adults and larva can be naturally infected with ''

Wuchereria bancrofti ''Wuchereria bancrofti'' is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. It is one of the three parasitic worms, together with ''Brugia malayi'' and '' B. timori'', that infect the lymphatic ...

'' and

Batai virus ''Batai orthobunyavirus'' (BATV) is a RNA virus belonging to order ''Bunyavirales'', genus ''Orthobunyavirus''. Introduction Batai virus (BATV) is an enveloped, single-stranded, negative sense RNA genome. It is a member of the genus Orthobunyavir ...

in India, and '' Burgia malayi'' in Sri Lanka. It can also infect

Murray Valley encephalitis ''Murray Valley encephalitis virus'' (MVEV) is a zoonotic flavivirus endemic to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is the causal agent of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE; previously known as Australian encephalitis or Australian X diseas ...

in Australia.

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The Forms of Culex (Culex) bitaeniorhynchus Giles in Southeast AsiaSemiochemicals of Culex bitaeniorhynchus
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13854458 bitaeniorhynchus Insects described in 1901