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1902:70 (F*). (Original German)

Kajoe-Tanam, [North of Padang, Tapanuli], Sumatra and Willem Island, Soekaboemi, Java (ZM).

Distribution
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

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Synonyms
albirostris Theobald
1903a:24 (M, F*; Myzomyia).
Type-loc: Malaya(BM).
Harrison 1980:38 (lectotype design.).

brahmacharii Christophers
1912:11 (F*; Myzomyia).
Type-loc: Calcutta, [West Bengal], India (MSI)
Brahmachari Bahadur 1912:186 (A). [May antedate Christopher's description - study needed].

Bionomics
Larvae found primarily in flooded rice fields, grassy ponds and stream margins. Also found in Nippa palm swamps, stream pools, fresh water swamps, rock pools, seepage pools, and ditches. In Thailand found at elevations of 1 - 700m. In Indonesia, Java found up to 853m (Harrison 1980).

Medical Importance
Primary malaria vector (Harrison 1980).

Additional References
Christophers and Barraud 1931:183 (E*).
Christophers 1933:216 (M*, F*, L*, E).
Crawford 1938:86 (P*).
Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:365 (M*, F*, L*).
Reid 1968:320 (M*, F*, P*, L*, E*; distr.).
Aslamkhan 1971:147 (distr.).
Harrison 1980:33 (distr.). 		  habitus image