Culicini is a tribe of mosquitoes within the Culicidae and Culicinae. Members of this tribe are distinguished by specific morphological and biological characteristics that separate them from other mosquito tribes. The tribe includes the Culex, which contains numerous of medical and veterinary importance as .
Identification
Culicini mosquitoes can be distinguished from other tribes in Culicinae by a combination of and larval characters. Adults typically exhibit a dark-scaled and wing scaling patterns that differ from related tribes. Larvae possess diagnostic chaetotaxy and siphon that separates them from other culicine larvae. -level identification requires examination of genitalia and other minute morphological features.
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Human Relevance
Members of Culicini include significant . within the Culex are known to transmit including West Nile virus, virus, and St. Louis virus. Some species also transmit filarial and .