Close up image of Culex Pipiens mosquito (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Close up image of Culex Pipiens mosquito — Caption

Close up image of a female Culex Pipiens mosquito.The study investigated the origins of the Culex Pipiens form molestus and found that it originated more than 1,000 years ago, likely in Ancient Egypt, dispelling the myth that it evolved in the London underground in the last 200 years.

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Lawrence Reeves (University of Florida)

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