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| Species: | Aedes ostentatio (Leicester, 1908) |
Aedes (Paraedes) ostentatio is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes . It is found in Sri Lanka, [1] Malay, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Maluku. [2] [3]
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is a member in Aedes niveus subgroup. It is found in Sri Lanka, Korea. It is one of the most common indoor human biting mosquitoes in the world with peak biting 20:00-22:00 and 04:00-06:00 hours. It is known to transmit disease-causing pathogens like Ross River virus and Barmah virus.
Aedes (Finlaya) chrysolineatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Japan, Malaya, Thailand, Indochina, Sumatra, and Java.
Aedes (Finlaya) harveyi is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, India, Thailand, China, Sumatra, Vietnam, and Malaya.
Aedes (Stegomyia) krombeini is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the Scutellaria group of the genus Aedes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Oriental Regions such as India, Sri Lanka, and also in Eastern & Southern Africa, Nigeria, Japan, Malaysia, and Australia. Female has a wing length of 4 to 5mm. Head scales golden, curved and narrow. Male with tentacles over long beak, distal with wool.
Aedes (Collessius) macdougalli is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, China, and Sumatra.
Aedes (Downsiomyia) niveus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam and other South East Asian countries. It is a vector of filariasis.
Aedes (Finlaya) pseudotaeniatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to subgroup III of Alloeomyia group E in subgenus Finlaya of the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal and Myanmar.
Aedes (Dendroskusea) ramachandrai is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is known to endemic to India, but some texts found it in Sri Lanka as well.
Aedes scatophagoides is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the Mucidus Group of the genus Aedes.
Aedes (Aedimorphus) stenoetrus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and India.
Armigeres (Armigeres) aureolineatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Armigeres. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indochina, China, and Borneo. Larva are collected from discarded containers, coconut shells and dirty water pools. It is known as a vector for avian diseases and few mammalian diseases.
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) hybrida is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mimomyia. It is found in Sri Lanka, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines, and Thailand.
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) intermedia is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mimomyia. It is found in Sri Lanka Nepal, Vietnam and India.
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) luzonensis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mimomyia. It is found in Sri Lanka Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens is a species of non-hematophagous mosquito belonging to the genus Toxorhynchites. It is widely used as a predator to control dengue mosquitoes.
Culex (Lutzia) fuscanus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in China, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka They are natural predators of disease causing mosquito larva such as Aedes aegypti, Anopheles subpictus, and Culex tritaeniorhynchus.
Culex (Culex) gelidus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. In 1976, it was identified as a major vector of Japanese encephalitis virus, in India. From an experiment, it was evident that aqueous solution of Calotropis gigantea leaves possess larvicidal activity, mosquito repellent activity and ovicidal activity against Culex gelidus.
Culex (Culiciomyia) spathifurca is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Irian Jaya, Maluku, and Thailand. This mosquito shows unique male terminalia with bifurcate gonostylus, which can used to differentiate it from other species. Larva and pupa can be found in tree holes associated with mangrove ecosystems. It is a potential vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, but human bitings are very rare.