Aedes indicus

Aedes (Verrallina) indicus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka[1] It is known to infect Japanese Encephalitis.[2]

Aedes indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species:
A. indicus
Binomial name
Aedes indicus
(Theobald, 1907)

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. "Species Details : Aedes harveyi (Barraud, 1923)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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