Title: London Underground mosquito
Content: during World War II, and genetic studies have indicated its most likely passage was from east Asia and Japan. It has also been identified as a potential vector for several Australian blood-borne diseases such as Ross River virus. London Underground mosquito The London Underground mosquito is a form of mosquito in the genus "Culex". It is found in the London Underground railway system as its name suggests, but has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground. It was first described as a distinct species from Egyptian specimens by the biologist Peter Forsskål (1732–1763). He named

Title: London Underground mosquito
Content: London Underground mosquito The London Underground mosquito is a form of mosquito in the genus "Culex". It is found in the London Underground railway system as its name suggests, but has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground. It was first described as a distinct species from Egyptian specimens by the biologist Peter Forsskål (1732–1763). He named this mosquito "Culex molestus" due to its voracious biting, but later biologists renamed it "Culex pipiens" f. "molestus" because there were no morphological differences between it and "Culex pipiens". Notably, this mosquito assaulted Londoners sleeping in the Underground

Title: London Underground mosquito
Content: during the Blitz, although similar populations were long known. A study from 2004 analyzing DNA microsatellites suggested that "Culex molestus" is likely a distinct species from "Culex pipiens". However, a more recent paper from 2012 argues that it is more accurately 'a physiological and ecological variant of "Cx. pipiens" ' and should not be considered a distinct species. This mosquito, although first discovered in Egypt in the late 18th century, has been found in underground systems around the world. Some authors suggested that it adapted to human-made underground systems since the last century from local above-ground "Culex pipiens", but the

Title: London Underground mosquito
Content: would be expected in different locations around Europe and beyond, as each local population evolved an offshoot that overcame the problems of living underground. However, more recently collected genetic evidence reported by Fonseca and others suggests a single "C. p. molestus" form has spread throughout Europe and beyond, since populations over a large area share a common genetic heritage. These widely separated populations are distinguished by very minor genetic differences, which suggest the underground form developed recently; a single mtDNA difference is shared among the underground populations of ten Russian cities, and a single fixed microsatellite difference occurs in populations

Title: London Underground mosquito
Content: brownstones found the mosquitoes coming from the underground into basements and then through air vents and other openings into the homes. The city government did not make this infestation of the pest a top priority because they tested negative for West Nile virus and the high cost of mosquito control. In Australia, "Culex molestus" was first recorded in the 1940s, and has since spread across all southern states causing a significant biting nuisance in urban areas. Unlike most Australian urban mosquitos, "molestus" is active through all 12 months of the year. Its introduction was likely through military movements into Melbourne

Question: In 1998 a new breed of mosquito was discovered on which underground system?
Answer: London