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1902:32 (A*, L*).

Nagpur, Jeypur State, [Central Provinces], India (LU).


Distribution
Bangladesh, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, Cambodia

SpeciesMap

Synonyms
candidiensis Koidzumi
1924:98 (A).
Type-loc: Lake Candidius, Formosa (LU).
Christophers 1933:225 (to var. status).
Russell, Rozeboom and Stone 1943:116 (ssp. status).
Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:392 (M*, F*, L).
Chow 1970:47 (justifies varietal status).
Harrison 1980:83 (syn.).

jeyporensis Theobald
1903 (M*, F).
Type-loc: Jeypore Agency, India (BM).
Christophers 1933:220 (tax. note on status).
Harrison 1980:65 (junior secondary homonym), 70 (lectotype designation).

tonkinensis Toumanoff
1931:576 (M, L; aconitus var.).
Type-loc: Tonkin, Indochina (LU).

Bionomics
Ground habitats with clear, cool, fresh water, slow moving or nearly stagnant with abundant emergent vegetation, and water temperatures in the 23 - 33C. range with 28C. as the ideal. Hill, mountain, high plateau species at elevations up to 1829m. seepage pools at the base of hills is the favored habitat (Harrison 1980).

Medical Importance
Primary malaria vector. Found naturally infected with B. malayi and W. bancrofti (Harrison 1980).

Additional References
Christophers 1933:220 (M*, F*, P, L*, E).
Aslamkhan 1971:147 (distr.).
Harrison 1980:69 (type info.).
Harrison, Rattanarithikul, Peyton and Mongkolpanya 1991:223 (Thailand.).

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