| The second piece, entitled Ciris, is a little longer than the culex. |
| That culex can carry the parasite, has been proved past all doubt. |
| In many municipalities, standing water in catch basins comprise a major source of standing water suitable for breeding for culex pipiens which is a species of major concern for the spread of West Nile virus. |
| The culex attributed to Virgil seems to be another variant of this. |
| Some experts theorize that a wet winter followed by drought creates ideal conditions for the culex mosquitoes that spread the virus. |
| He did not recognize it as a Stegomyia, and thought it was a culex. |
