Anopheles karwari
| Anopheles karwari | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Culicoidea |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Subfamily: | Anophelinae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | Anopheles karwari James, 1903 |
Anopheles (Celia) karwari is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Sumatra, and Java. A. karwari is a member of the Maculatus Group and the second scarcest species reported from Indonesia. Female is blood sucking and involved in transmitting Plasmodium falciparum, thus an important malarial vector. It is considered a secondary vector in the Australian region, but its vectorial status in South-East Asia was unknown.[2]
Ecology
The species is found from both natural and man-made shady areas including marshes, small, slow-moving streams, seepages, ground and rock pools, springs, and rice fields.[3] It can repel by using smoke.
References
- ↑ "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 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Prevalence of anopheline species and their Plasmodium infection status in epidemic-prone border areas of Bangladesh". Malaria Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Learn more about Anopheles". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
- Anopheles subpictus carry human malaria parasites in an urban area of Western India and may facilitate perennial malaria transmission.
- Prevalence of anopheline species and their Plasmodium infection status in epidemic-prone border areas of Bangladesh.
- Spatial and temporal variation in abundance of Anopheles (Diptera:Culicidae) in a malaria endemic area in Papua New Guinea.
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