any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito
Word origin
C15: from Latin: midge, gnat; related to Old Irish cuil gnat
Examples of 'culicine' in a sentence
culicine
The deltamethrin-treated net significantly reduced (nearly three-fold, p<0.0001) culicine landings inside enclosures.
Marta Ferreira Maia, Ayimbire Abonuusum, Lena Maria Lorenz, Peter-Henning Clausen,Burkhard Bauer, Rolf Garms, Thomas Kruppa 2012, 'The effect of deltamethrin-treated net fencing around cattle enclosures on outdoor-bitingmosquitoes in Kumasi, Ghana.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3446911?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Significant correlation of this culicine was found for temperature and rainfall.
Luiz Gonzaga dos Santos-Neto, Ana Leuch Lozovei 2008, 'Aspectos ecológicos de Anopheles cruzii e Culex ribeirensis (Diptera, Culicidae) daMata Atlântica de Morretes, Paraná, Brasil Ecological aspects of Anopheles cruziiand Culex ribeirensis (Diptera, Culicidae) in Atlantic Forest of Morretes, Paraná,Brazil', Revista Brasileira de Entomologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262008000100018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Peak oviposition activity was not delayed when the mosquitoes were exposed to the less preferred oviposition substrate (culicine habitat water).
Knols Bart GJ, Githure John, Deng Arop L, Okoth Kenneth, Sumba Leunita A, Beier JohnC, Hassanali Ahmed 2004, 'Daily oviposition patterns of the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles(Diptera: Culicidae) on different types of aqueous substrates', Journal of Circadian Rhythmshttp://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/content/2/1/6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)