Mansonia indiana

Mansonia indiana is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Java, India, Myanmar, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, and New Guinea.[2] It is a vector of nocturnally subperiodic Brugia malayi.[3] Females are known to be strongly anthropophilic (human biters). Larvae found only in association with Pistia species.[4]

Mansonia indiana
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Mansonia indiana

Edwards, 1930

References

  1. "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 2 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Mansonia indiana Edwards, 1930". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. Saratapeian, N; Phantana, S; Chansiri, K. "Susceptibility of mansonia indiana (Diptera: Culicidae) to nocturnally subperiodic Brugia malayi (Spirurida: Filariodea)". J Med Entomol. 39: 215–7. PMID 11931259.
  4. "Bionomics". ENVIS Centre on Bioinformatics-Vector Control. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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