Biology:Aedes pseudomediofasciatus

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Short description: Species of fly

Aedes pseudomediofasciatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species:
A. pseudomediofasciatus
Binomial name
Aedes pseudomediofasciatus
Theobald, 1910

Aedes (Finlaya) pseudomediofasciatus is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] and India . They are known to live around betel plantations.[2] It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti.[3]

References

  1. "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. 
  2. Christopher, Saroja; Reuben, Rachel (1971). "Studies on the Mosquitoes of North Arcot District, Madras State, India Part 4: Host preferences as shown by precipitin tests1". Journal of Medical Entomology 8 (3): 314–318. doi:10.1093/jmedent/8.3.314. PMID 4399112. 
  3. Raghavan, NG (1961). "The Vectors of Human Infections by Wuchereria Species * in Endemic Areas and Their Biology". Bulletin of the World Health Organization 24: 177–95. PMID 13739128. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30590530 entry