Author

Linnaeus
  • 1758:602 (A)
  • Europe; Lapponia; America (USNM)

Distribution

  • Azores, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Yugoslavia
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Synonyms

  • bifurcatus
    • Linnaeus 1758:603 (A [type = An. (Ano.) claviger)
    • Type-loc: Europe (LSL)
    • Natvig 1948:438 (syst.)
    • Harbach, Dahl and White 1985:7 (lectotype desig.)
  • fasciatus
    • Mueller 1764:87 (A)
    • Type-loc: none designated (LU)
  • trifurcatus
  • luteus
    • Meigen 1804:6 (F)
    • Type-loc: Europe (NE)
  • domesticus

Bionomics

  • Larvae are found in numerous and variable breeding places ranging from highly polluted cesspits to clear water pools and containers. This species usually breeds in stagnant water in either shaded or unshaded situations. Females readily attack man both indoors and outdoors (Harbach 1988).

Medical Importance

  • It has been found naturally infected with Sindbis virus and West Nile viruses in Israel, West Nile and Rift Valley Fever in Egypt, and is a primary vector of periodic Bancroftian filariasis (Harbach 1988).

Additional References

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