Anopheles pulcherrimus

Author

• Theobald
• 1902a:369 (F*)
• Lahore, [Punjab, Pakistan] (BM).

Distribution

• Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey
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Synonyms

• atropotenae Lindtrop
  • 1924:40 (A; Cellia; as var.)
  • Type-loc: Azerbaydzhan U.S.S.R. (LU)

Bionomics

• Larvae are found in warm, sunny, stagnant habitats with abundant submerged vegetation. Where sufficiently warm, rice fields are used. Females readily bite man and animals (Beklemischev in Boyd 1949).

Medical Importance

• Secondary malaria vector (Beklemischev in Boyd 1949).

Additional References

• Senevet 1931:41 (P*).
• Christophers and Barraud 1931:180 (E*).
• Christophers 1933:311 (M*, F*, P, L*, E).
• Beklemischev, in Boyd 1949:434 (biol.).
• Gokberk 1970:20 (distr.).
• Gutsevich, Monchadsky and Stackelberg 1974:110 (M*, F, L*).

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