Anopheles elegans
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Species: | Anopheles elegans (James, 1903)
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Anopheles elegans is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. In India, it is known to breed in shaded stagnant waters and tree holes. It is a natural vector of simian malaria in both countries.[1]
References
- ^ "Anopheles tnaculatus (Theobald) and Anopheles elegans (James) breeding in water storage containers in Kandy, Sri Lanka" (PDF). The Ceylon journal of Medical Science. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
- Anopheles elegans, a natural vector of simian malaria in CeylonError: "Q13853872" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.