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1884:249 (F).

Mount Ardjoeno, Java (LM).

Distribution
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

SpeciesMap

Synonyms
adiei James and Liston
1911:89 (A; Nyssorhynchus fuliginosus var.).
Type-loc: Ferozepore and Amritsar, Punjab [Hill States], India(LU).
Christophers 1933:300 (syn.; melanic variation).

fuliginosus Giles
1900a:161 (F*).
Type-loc: Calcutta, [West Bengal], India (BM).
Christophers and Barraud 1931:177 (E*).
Senevet 1931:62 (P*).
Townsend 1990:76 (type info.).

jamesii Liston
1901:441 (non Theobald 1901a) (A).
Type-loc: Ellichpur, [Central Provinces], India (LU).

leucopus Doenitz
1901:37 (M, F).
Type-loc: Doerian, [Palembang], Sumatra. (ZM).

lineata Ludlow
1908a:50 (A; Chagasia ?).
Type-loc: Camp Gregg, Pangasinan, Luzon, Philippines (USNM).

nagpori James and Liston
1904:90 (A; Nyssorhynchus fuliginosus var.).
Type-loc: Nagpur, [Central Provinces], India (LU).

Bionomics
Larvae found in clear, still water with abundant vegetation. Habitats include ponds, swamps, rice fields. Adults zoophilic (Reid 1968).

Medical Importance
Secondary vector of malaria (Reid 1968).

Additional References
Christophers 1933:300 (M*, F*, P, L*, E).
Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:438 (M*, F*, L*).
Horsfall 1955:193 (review).
Hara 1959:110 (F*).
Reid 1968:373 (M*, F*, P*, L*, E*; keys; tax.).
Ameen and Talukdar 1974c:90 (P*).<		   habitus image