Anopheles pallidus
Anopheles pallidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Superfamily: | Culicoidea |
Family: | Culicidae |
Subfamily: | Anophelinae |
Genus: | Anopheles |
Species: | Anopheles pallidus Theobald, 1901 |
Anopheles pallidus is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka[1] and Myanmar. It is a potential natural vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka as well as Malaria and Babesiosis in other countries.[2]
References
- ↑ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ Walton, C; Somboon, P; Harbach, RE; Zhang, S; Weerasinghe, I; O'Loughlin, SM; Phompida, S; Sochantha, T; Tun-Lin, W; Chen, B; Butlin, RK. "Molecular identification of mosquito species in the Anopheles annularis group in southern Asia.". Med Vet Entomol. 21: 30–5. PMID 17373944. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00660.x.
External links
- Malaria risk mapping in Sri Lanka - Results from the Uda Walawe area
- Species composition and population dynamics of malaria vectors in three previously ignored aquatic systems in Sri Lanka
- On the Importance of Anopheles pallidus as a Carrier of Malaria in Udaipur State, Central Provinces.
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