Biology:Aedes lankaensis

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Short description: Species of fly

Aedes lankaensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species:
A. lankaensis
Binomial name
Aedes lankaensis
Stone & Knight, 1958
Synonyms
  • Aedes ceylonicus Edwards, 1917

Aedes (Verrallina) lankaensis, or Verrallina (Neomacleaya)[1] lankaensis, is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] It is sometimes treated as separate species of the genus Verrallina by some texts.[3]

References

  1. Appendix S1.Tribe Aedini generic, subgeneric and species names proposed herein. PLOS. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133602.s001. 
  2. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka". Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf. Retrieved 1 February 2017. 
  3. "Species Details : Verrallina lankaensis Stone & Knight, 1958". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/ce88583f87e99cf7f0a3c4d2a81e7262. Retrieved 1 February 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30590506 entry