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CULEX [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- western encephalitis mosquito
1, record 1, English, western%20encephalitis%20mosquito
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 2, record 1, English, - western%20encephalitis%20mosquito
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moustique à pattes rayées
1, record 1, French, moustique%20%C3%A0%20pattes%20ray%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 2, record 1, French, - moustique%20%C3%A0%20pattes%20ray%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
1, record 2, English, unbanded%20saltmarsh%20mosquito
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 2, record 2, English, - unbanded%20saltmarsh%20mosquito
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moustique des estuaires
1, record 2, French, moustique%20des%20estuaires
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 2, record 2, French, - moustique%20des%20estuaires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-07-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- white-dotted mosquito
1, record 3, English, white%2Ddotted%20mosquito
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 2, record 3, English, - white%2Ddotted%20mosquito
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moustique à points blancs
1, record 3, French, moustique%20%C3%A0%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 2, record 3, French, - moustique%20%C3%A0%20points%20blancs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-07-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- erratic mosquito
1, record 4, English, erratic%20mosquito
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 2, record 4, English, - erratic%20mosquito
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moustique erratique
1, record 4, French, moustique%20erratique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 2, record 4, French, - moustique%20erratique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-07-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- northern frog-biting mosquito
1, record 5, English, northern%20frog%2Dbiting%20mosquito
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 2, record 5, English, - northern%20frog%2Dbiting%20mosquito
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moustique terrifiant
1, record 5, French, moustique%20terrifiant
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 2, record 5, French, - moustique%20terrifiant
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2022-07-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- northern house mosquito
1, record 6, English, northern%20house%20mosquito
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- house mosquito 2, record 6, English, house%20mosquito
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 3, record 6, English, - northern%20house%20mosquito
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Culex pipiens] is the most important vector of West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis in the Northern United States and Southern Canada. 4, record 6, English, - northern%20house%20mosquito
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- moustique domestique
1, record 6, French, moustique%20domestique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- maringouin domestique 2, record 6, French, maringouin%20domestique
correct, masculine noun, Canada
- moustique commun 3, record 6, French, moustique%20commun
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- maringouin commun 4, record 6, French, maringouin%20commun
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
- cousin 3, record 6, French, cousin
correct, masculine noun, Europe, familiar
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 5, record 6, French, - moustique%20domestique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moustique commun; maringouin commun : noms vernaculaires utilisés aussi pour désigner l'espèce Ochlerotatus communis ou Aedes communis. 4, record 6, French, - moustique%20domestique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2017-04-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- yellowfever mosquito
1, record 7, English, yellowfever%20mosquito
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- yellow fever mosquito 2, record 7, English, yellow%20fever%20mosquito
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae. 3, record 7, English, - yellowfever%20mosquito
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aedes aegypti is a vector of dengue fever, Chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever viruses. 3, record 7, English, - yellowfever%20mosquito
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- stégomyie
1, record 7, French, st%C3%A9gomyie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae. 2, record 7, French, - st%C3%A9gomyie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aedes aegypti est un vecteur des virus de la dengue, de la fièvre jaune et des virus Zika et Chikungunya. 2, record 7, French, - st%C3%A9gomyie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Culex
1, record 8, English, Culex
correct, Latin
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A genus of insects of the family Culicidae which belongs to the order Diptera. 2, record 8, English, - Culex
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Adult females feed on plant juices, and usually require a blood meal from birds or mammals (hosts vary according to species) to allow egg development, adult males do not bite. 3, record 8, English, - Culex
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Culex: There is no common name for this genus of insects. 2, record 8, English, - Culex
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Culex
1, record 8, French, Culex
correct, Latin
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Genre d'insectes de la famille des Culicidae et de l'ordre des Diptères. 2, record 8, French, - Culex
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Culex : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner ce genre d'insectes. 2, record 8, French, - Culex
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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