While it can bite humans, Culex nigripalpus shows a moderate preference for birds, which are the primary hosts of the viruses it spreads. Due to its selective geographic range and tendency to feed ...

Culex salinarius and Cx. p. quinquefasciatus could be separated from Cx. restuans and Cx. nigripalpus by Mdh locus. Culex salinarius could be distinguished from Cx. p. quinquefasciatus by Hk locus and ...