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n. - Type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface.

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  • These mosquitoes are often called Culex molestus even though the molestus from different cities are not directly related.
  • The Anopheles is more common in the country, while the Culex is a city pest.
  • The designation does not fit the Culex, which is the only poem besides the Aetna that could be in question.
  • Presumably most of those were the more dangerous Culex.
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