Culex

See also: culex

Translingual

Culex (Culex) pipiens

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Culex m

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

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 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)

Derived terms

• Afroculex
• Culiciomyia
• Culicoides
• Culiselsa
• Culiseta
• Microculex
• Neoculex

References

• (genus):
  • Culex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Culex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Culex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Culex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Culex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • Culex at Paleobiology Database
• (subgenus):
  • Culex (Culex) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Culex at National Center for Biotechnology Information