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Author: (James) 1902. In Theobald 1903a:102 (F*; Nyssorhynchus). Karwar, Bombay, India (BM). Distribution Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam Synonyms nigrans Stanton 1912:7 (nom. nov. for karwari James 1903; in error). Christophers 1933:288 (tax.). Bionomics Larvae found in seepages and small streams in open and under light shade in hilly areas. Adults zoophilic (Reid 1968). Medical Importance Secondary malaria vector (Reid 1968). Additional References D'Abrera 1944:357 (E*). Colless 1948:104 (M*, F*, L*). Penn 1949b:14 (P*). Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:460 (M*, F*, L*). Reid 1968:360 (M*, F*, P*, L*, E*; tax.). Aslamkhan 1971:147 (distr.).

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