Aedes argenteoscutellatus

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Aedes argenteoscutellatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species:
A. argenteoscutellatus
Binomial name
Aedes argenteoscutellatus
Carter & Wijesundara, 1948

Aedes argenteoscutellatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes . It is endemic to Sri Lanka [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "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 31 January 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Aedes argenteoscutellatus Carter & Wijesundara, 1948". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "argenteoscutellatus Carter and Wijesundara". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.