Author
- 1901:37 (F)
- Kajoe Janam (sic) = Kajoe Tanam [Kajutanam] north of Padang, [TapanuIi], Sumatra (ZM, BM).
Distribution
- Indonesia
Synonyms
- None
Bionomics
- A forest mosquito. Larvae found in shaded habitats that include clear seepage pools, forest swamps. Adults endophagic man biters (Reid 1968).
Medical Importance
- Primary malaria vector (Reid 1968).
Additional References
- Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:279 (M*, F*, L*)
- Colless 1956:55 (M, F*, P*, L*).
- Colless 1957c: 133 (F, L, in part, Sumatra).
- Reid 1968: 386 (M*, F*, P*, L*, in part, Sumatra).
- Aslamkhan 1971:147 (distr.).
- Ramalingam 1974:147 (distr.).
- Peyton (1989): 197 (classification Leucosphyrus Gp.)
- Townsend 1990:94 (type info.).
- Sallum et al. 2005: 6 (M, F*, P*, L*, dist.)
- Sallum et al. 2007:30 (phylogeny), , , ,
Non-medically important Species
- baisasi Colless
- cracens Sallum & Peyton
- cristatus King & Baisas
- elegans (James)
- hackeri Edwards
- introlatus Colless
- macarthuri Colless
- mirans Sallum & Peyton
- nemophilous Peyton & Ramalingam
- pujutensis Colless
- recens Sallum & Peyton
- riparis King & Baisas
- scanloni Sallum & Peyton
- takasagoensis Morishita
NOTE: According to Sallum et al. (2005b:2), “the systematics of the Leucosphyrus group is problematic because it is a morphologically homogeneous group and identification of its species from a single life stage using morphological features is difficult and sometimes impossible. Consequently in order to distinguish the species correctly it is necessary to use all life stages (adult, pupa, and fourth-instar larva), ultrastructure of eggs, and also alternative methods for identification” such as cytogenetic techniques.
Culicidae » Anophelinae » Anopheles » Cellia
Medically important Leucosphyrus species:
- baimaii |
- balabacensis |
- dirus |
- latens |
- sulawesi
