Armigeres magnus

Armigeres magnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Culicoidea
Family: Culicidae
Subfamily: Culicinae
Genus: Armigeres
Species: Armigeres magnus
(Theobald, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Stegomyia striocrura Giles, 1904

Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Armigeres. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indochina, China, and Sumatra.[2][3] Female is a typical human blood sucker. It breeds in Nepenthes species.[4]

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 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Species Details : Armigeres magnus (Theobald, 1908)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "magnus (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mosquito Nuisance in Rural Area of Hong Kong" (PDF). Pest Control Newsletter. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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