Author: (Van der Wulp)
1881:9
(F*; Culex).
Soeroelangoen, [Benkoelen], Sumatra (LM).
Distribution
Australia, Burma, China, Fiji Islands,
India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, ?Mariana Islands, Nepal,
New Caledonia, ?New Hebrides, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Synonyms
brevicellulus Theobald 1901a:212 (M*, F*; Taeniorhynchus).
Type-loc: Selangor, Malaya, and Thayetmyo, [Magwe], Burma (BM).
pygmaeus Theobald
1908b:300 (F; Chrysoconops). Type-loc: Sylhet, Assam, India (IM).
diaeretus Dyar 1920h:181 (F; Mansonia). Type-loc: Los Banos,
[Laguna, Luzon], Philippines (USNM).
Bohart 1945:23 (syn.).
Bionomics
Larvae are found primarily in and at
the edges of open swamp in association with Isachne and Panicum
grasses. Larvae use a specialized siphon to attach to plant
roots. Females feed primarily on birds but will bite cattle
(Warton 1962).
Medical Importance
Secondary vector of W. malayi (Warton 1962).
Additional References
Barraud 1934:120 (M*,
F).
Bohart 1945:43 (M*).
Bonne Wepster 1954:40 (M, F, L*).
Wharton 1962:6 (M*, F, P*, L*, E).
Darsie, et al. 1996:133 (distr.). |
