Mansonia annulifera
| Mansonia annulifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Mansonia |
| Species: | M. annulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901)
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Mansonia (Mansonioides) annulifera is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia.
Distribution[edit]
It shows a wide range of distribution from east to west. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3]
Behavior[edit]
It is an endophilic species, preferring to rest indoors.[4] Adults are normally active between midnight and dawn.[5]
Medical importance[edit]
It shows a high affinity for human biting and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi to cause Malayan filariasis.[6] In 1980, The Japanese encephalitis virus was isolated from M. annulifera from India, which was the first isolation of the virus from this mosquito.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "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 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Species Details : Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "annulifera (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "THE RESTING AND HOUSE FREQUENTING BEHAVIOR OF MANSONIA ANNULIFERA, MA. UNIFORMIS AND MA. INDIANA, THE VECTORS OF MALAYAN FILARIASIS IN KERALA STATE, INDIA" (PDF). Vector Control Research Centre. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Kumar, NP; Sabesan, S; Panicker, KN (1989). "Biting rhythm of the vectors of Malayan filariasis, Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana in Shertallai (Kerala state), India". Indian J Med Res. 89: 52–5. PMID 2563359.
- ^ Sabesan, S; Kumar, NP; Krishnamoorthy, K; Panicker, KN (1991). "Seasonal abundance & biting behaviour of Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana & their relative role in the transmission of malayan filariasis in Shertallai (Kerala state)". Indian J Med Res. 93: 253–8. PMID 1683653.
- ^ "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus from Mansonia annulifera species of mosquito". Indian J Med Res. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links[edit]
- Natural Mortality of Mansonia annulifera with Special Reference to Mortality due to Brugia malayi Infection and Distribution of Parasites in a Vector Population
- Semiochemicals of Mansonia annulifera
- Photos of M. annulifera
- Host-Feeding Pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Mansonia annulifera (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), the Major Vectors of Filariasis in a Rural Area of South India
- Host Plant Preference of Mansonia Mosquitoes