Culex

See also: culex

Translingual

Culex (Culex) pipiens

Etymology

From Latin culex (“midge, gnat”); named by Linnaeus.

Proper noun

Culex m

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain mosquitoes, including several that transmit important diseases.
A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Culex – certain mosquitoes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Culicini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Culex (Acalleomyia), Culex (Acallyntrum), Culex (Aedinus), Culex (Afroculex), Culex (Allimanta), Culex (Anoedioporpa), Culex (Barraudius), Culex (Belkinomyia), Culex (Carrollia), Culex (Culex), Culex (Culiciomyia), Culex (Eumelanomyia), Culex (Kitzmilleria), Culex (Lasiosiphon), Culex (Lophoceraomyia), Culex (Maillotia), Culex (Melanoconion), Culex (Micraedes), Culex (Microculex), Culex (Neoculex), Culex (Oculeomyia), Culex (Phenacomyia), Culex (Phytotelmatomyia), Culex (Sirivanakarnius), Culex (Thaiomyia), Culex (Tinolestes) - subgenera
- See also List of Culex species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (Listed by subgenus.)
(subgenus): C. (Culex) acharistus, C. (Culex) brumpti, C. (Culex) laticinctus, C. (Culex) mimeticus, C. (Culex) perexiguus, C. (Culex) pinaresis, C. (Culex) pipiens, C. (Culex) theileri, C. (Culex) torrentium, C. (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus (species)

References

(genus):
- Culex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Culex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Culex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Culex on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Culex at Encyclopedia of Life
- Culex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Culex at Fossilworks
(subgenus):
- Culex (Culex) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Culex at Encyclopedia of Life
- Culex at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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