Author: (Becker)
1903:68
(M; Anopheles).
Cairo, Egypt (ZM).
Distribution
Angola, Botswana, Egypt, Iran, Israel,
Jordan
Synonyms
aurenti Newstead 1907, in Newstead, Dutton, and Todd 1907:24 (M, F).
Type-loc: Leopoldville, Belgian Congo (BM).
Kirkpatrick 1925:129 (M*, F*,
P*, L*).
Hopkins 1936:224 (syn.).
Harbach 1988:48 (lectotype
desig.)
Bionomics
Larvae are commonly found in stagnant
fresh ground water habitats that include rice fields, stream
pools, springs, ponds, swamps, ditches, seepages and animal
footprints. Females are evening
biters, feeding primarily on cattle, but entering houses to
bite man (Harbach 1988).
Medical Importance
Vector of West Nile virus and Rift Valley
Fever (Harbach 1988).
Additional References
Hopkins 1936:224 (L: n. comb.).
Edwards 1941:333 (M*, F*),
425 (P).
Lariviere and Abonnenc 1956:1195 (M*, L*, E*).
Lofti 1970:400 (n.distr.).
Margalit and Tahori 1974:86
(distr.).
Harbach 1988:48
(M, F, P*, L*) |
