Culiseta melanura
Culiseta melanura, the black-tailed mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.[1][2][3] Since adult female Culiseta melanura primarily take their blood meals from birds, they are responsible for transmitting eastern equine encephalitis virus between birds.[4] Humans, horses, and other mammals become infected with eastern equine encephalitis virus when other mosquito species besides Culiseta melanura, such as Aedes, Coquillettidia, and Culex species take blood meals first from infected birds and then later take blood meals from mammals, transferring the virus to these hosts.[5]
| Culiseta melanura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culiseta |
| Species: | C. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Culiseta melanura (Coquillett, 1902) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "Culiseta melanura Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Culiseta melanura". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Culiseta melanura species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Eva Buckner; Angelique Showman; C. Roxanne Connelly. "Black-tailed mosquito; Culiseta melanura". Featured Creatures. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- Eva Buckner; Angelique Showman; C. Roxanne Connelly. "Black-tailed mosquito; Culiseta melanura". Featured Creatures. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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