Culiseta mellanura

Vector of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Enzootic cycle in birds of freshwater swamps. C mellanura rarely bites mammals.

General

Culiseta disease vector

Properties

KINGDOM: animal PHYLUM: arthropod ORGANISM-CLASS: INSECTA ORDER: diptera FAMILY: Culicidae GENUS: Culiseta SPECIES: MELLANURA

References

Mississippi Morbidity Report 10(11) June 1992