Anopheles pallidus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]