Author
Edwards
- 1929c:322 (M, F; theileri var.)
- Kampala, [Entebbe], Uganda (BM)
Distribution
- Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire,
Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda,
French Guyana, Zaire
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Synonyms
Bionomics
- Larvae are found “in clear water in well vegetated swamps,
seepages, and slow moving streams and rivers; occasionally in
Pistisa in wells... This is an anthropophilic species throughout
its range, entering houses to feed on man and resting there afterwards"
(Gillies and deMeillon 1968).
Medical Importance
- It is a vector of malaria (Gillies and deMeillon 1968).
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