Biology:Anopheles jamesii
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Short description: Species complex of mosquito
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| Species: | Anopheles jamesii Theobald, 1901
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Anopheles (Cellia) jamesii is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India , and Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China , Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a potential natural vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka.[2]
The species is named after the malariologist S.P. James.
References
- ↑ "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 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "jamesii Theobald.". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=18062. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13853911 entry
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