Anopheles pallidus (original) (raw)
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Species complex of mosquito
| Anopheles pallidus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Subgenus: | Cellia |
| Species: | A. pallidus |
| Binomial name | |
| **Anopheles pallidus**Theobald, 1901 |
Anopheles pallidus is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka[1] and Myanmar. It is a potential natural vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka as well as Malaria and Babesiosis in other countries.[2]
- ^ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Walton, C; Somboon, P; Harbach, RE; Zhang, S; Weerasinghe, I; O'Loughlin, SM; Phompida, S; Sochantha, T; Tun-Lin, W; Chen, B; Butlin, RK (2007). "Molecular identification of mosquito species in the Anopheles annularis group in southern Asia". Med Vet Entomol. 21 (1): 30–5. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00660.x. PMID 17373944. S2CID 25117509.