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Distribution
- Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India,
Iran, Iraq, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen
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Synonyms
- adenensis Christophers
- 1924c:296 (A; as var.)
- Type-loc: Dar al-A'mir, Aden Hinterland, [West Aden Protectorate]
(BM).
- Evans 1938:172 (M*, F*, P, L,
E).
- deMeillon 1947b:99 (M*, F*, P*, L*).
Mattingly and Knight 1956:95 (to ssp. status).
- Gillies and deMeillon 1968:104
(M*, F*, P, L*; tax.).
- Beidas and Gillies 1980:172 (E*).
- Harrison 1980:52 (syn.), 56 (lectotype
design.)
- indica Theobald
- 1901a:183 (F)
- Type-loc: Madras, India (BM)
Bionomics
- Larvae are found in fresh water irrigation ditches, rain pools, pools
in riverbeds, freshly dug pits or holes and wells. Females avoid oviposition
site with emergent vegetation. Larvae found between 35 and 960m. in Thailand;
in Vietnam only over 914m. and in Pakistan usually between 1524 - 1829m.
but also up to 2286m (Harrison 1980).
Medical Importance
- Primary malaria vector. (Harrison 1980)
Additional References
Culicidae » Anophelinae » Anopheles » Cellia
