Author
(Coquillett)
- 1898:302 (F; Culex)
- Japan (USNM)
Distribution
- Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos,
Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand,
Vietnam
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Synonyms
Bionomics
- Immatures are found in various container habitats that contain
polluted water. Females bite throughout the day, with peaks at dawn
and dusk (Tanaka, Mizusawa and Saugstad 1979).
Medical Importance
- Vector of W. bancrofti (Tanaka, Mizusawa and Saugstad
1979)
Additional References
- Edwards, in Barraud
1934:314 (resurrected from syn. with obturbans)
- Bohart and Ingram 1946b:62 (M*, F, P*, L*)
- LaCasse and Yamaguti 1950:53 (M*, F*, P*, L*)
- Hara
1957:50 (F*)
- Thurman
1958(1959):390 (M*; tax.)
- Mattingly
1971d:122 (E*).
- Aslamkhan
1971b:153 (distr.)
- Matsuo,
Yoshida, and Kunou 1972: 361 (E*)
- Joshi,
Pradhan and Dsrsie 1965:138 (distr.)
- Tanaka,
Mizusawa and Saugstad. 1975a:447 (M*, F*, L*)
