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Distribution
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau,
Philippines, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Synonyms
- ager Giles
- ethiopicus Edwards
- abdominalis Taylor
- karatsuensis Mochizuki
Bionomics
- Larvae are restricted to ground water habitats containing Spirogyra.
Females are primarily bird feeders in Thailand. In New Guinea, a form
readily bites man (Harbach 1988, Bram 1967).
Medical Importance
- It has been found naturally infected with W. bancrofti in
India, and Burgia malayi in Sri Lanka. It is associated with
Murray Valley encephalitis in Australia and with Batai virus in India
(Harbach 1988).
Additional References
- Barraud 1934:391 (M*, F, L*)
- LaCasse and Yamaguti 1950:201 (M*,
F*, P*, L*)
- Asanuma and Nakagawa 1953:93 (P*)
- Hara 1957:55 (F*)
- Belkin 1962a:215 (M*, F, P*, L*)
- Bram 1967b: 258 (M*, F*, P*, L*; syn.)
- Lofti 1973:206 (n. distr.)
- Sirivanakarn 1973c:235 (M*,F*
,P,L; tax.)
- Gutsevich, Monchadsky and Stackelberg
1974:367 (M*, F, L*)
- Rickenbach, Eouzan, Ferrara and Bailly-Choumara
1976:96 (distr.)
- Service 1976:262 (distr )
- Sirivanakarn 1976:65 (M*, F*, P*, L*;
distr.)
- Harbach 1988:105 (neotype desig.).
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