Aedes pseudomediofasciatus

Aedes pseudomediofasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Culicoidea
Family: Culicidae
Subfamily: Culicinae
Genus: Aedes
Species: 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" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. "STUDIES ON THE MOSQUITOES OF NORTH ARCOT DISTRICT, MADRAS STATE, INDIA". J. Med. Ent. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. Raghavan, NG. "The Vectors of Human Infections by Wuchereria Species * in Endemic Areas and Their Biology" (PDF). Bull. Wid Hith Org. 24: 177–95. PMC 2555501. PMID 13739128. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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