Biology:Mansonia annulifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Mansonia |
| Species: | M. annulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901)
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Mansonia (Mansonioides) annulifera is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia.
Distribution
It shows a wide range of distribution from east to west. It is found in Australia , Bangladesh, Cambodia, India , Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines , Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3]
Behavior
It is an endophilic species, preferring to rest indoors.[4] Adults are normally active between midnight and dawn.[5]
Medical importance
It shows a high affinity for human biting and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi to cause Malayan filariasis.[6] In 1980, The Japanese encephalitis virus was isolated from M. annulifera from India, which was the first isolation of the virus from this mosquito.[7]
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 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "Species Details : Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901)". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/23d4e187e0d0a8105cbec0a1a75e0ca2. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "annulifera (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=15404. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "THE RESTING AND HOUSE FREQUENTING BEHAVIOR OF MANSONIA ANNULIFERA, MA. UNIFORMIS AND MA. INDIANA, THE VECTORS OF MALAYAN FILARIASIS IN KERALA STATE, INDIA". Vector Control Research Centre. http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/1992-23-2/1992-23-2-324.pdf. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ Kumar, NP; Sabesan, S; Panicker, KN (1989). "Biting rhythm of the vectors of Malayan filariasis, Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana in Shertallai (Kerala state), India". Indian J Med Res 89: 52–5. PMID 2563359.
- ↑ Sabesan, S; Kumar, NP; Krishnamoorthy, K; Panicker, KN (1991). "Seasonal abundance & biting behaviour of Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana & their relative role in the transmission of malayan filariasis in Shertallai (Kerala state)". Indian J Med Res 93: 253–8. PMID 1683653.
- ↑ "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus from Mansonia annulifera species of mosquito.". Indian J Med Res.. https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19820591426. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links
- Natural Mortality of Mansonia annulifera with Special Reference to Mortality due to Brugia malayi Infection and Distribution of Parasites in a Vector Population
- Semiochemicals of Mansonia annulifera
- Photos of M. annulifera
- Host-Feeding Pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Mansonia annulifera (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), the Major Vectors of Filariasis in a Rural Area of South India
- Host Plant Preference of Mansonia Mosquitoes
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