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
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Synonyms

  • brevicellulus Theobald
    • 1901a:212 (M*, F*; Taeniorhynchus)
    • Type-loc: Selangor, Malaya, and Thayetmyo, [Magwe], Burma (BM)
  • pygmaeus Theobald
  • 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

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