Anopheles peditaeniatus

Anopheles peditaeniatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Anopheles
Species:
A. peditaeniatus
Binomial name
Anopheles peditaeniatus
Leicester, 1908

Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles, of the Hyrcanus Group. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka,[1] Iran,[2] and Bangladesh. It is a potential natural vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka.

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 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Anopheles peditaeniatus (Leicester) new to the Iranian mosquito fauna with notes on Anopheles hyrcanus group in Iran". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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