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Scientific Name
Culex nigripalpus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Culex nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Diptera |
| Suborder | Nematocera |
| Infraorder | Culicomorpha |
| Family | Culicidae |
| Subfamily | Culicinae |
| Tribe | Culicini |
| Genus | Culex |
| Subgenus | Culex (Culex) |
| Species | Culex nigripalpus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Rare
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
2/12/2016 11:19:44 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/11/2020 9:36:39 AM
Notes
Distribution: Darsie and Ward (2005): Neotropical; Southeast United States.
GSMNP: Tennessee.
Egg: Laid in rafts on water surface; cannot survive desiccation.
Larva and pupa: Ditches, grassy pools, marshes, occasionally in containers;
agricultural furrows.
Adult: Females will feed on a variety of blood sources including avian and mammalian
hosts. The adults are most active when relative humidity is greater than 80%.
Medical Importance: Vector of eastern equine encephalitis virus, St. Louis
encephalitis virus, and West Nile virus.
One specimen was identified from Tennessee collections. However, it is likely that this
species is established in several habitats in the Park and that collection of the one
specimen was not accidental.
(Connelly, 2010)
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