Anopheles peditaeniatus

Anopheles peditaeniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Anopheles
Subgenus:	Anopheles
Species:	A. peditaeniatus
Binomial name
	Anopheles peditaeniatus; Leicester, 1908

Last updated August 21, 2025

Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles , of the Hyrcanus Group. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka,^[1] Iran,^[2] and Bangladesh. It is a potential natural vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka.

References

↑ "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 30 January 2017.
↑ "Anopheles peditaeniatus (Leicester) new to the Iranian mosquito fauna with notes on Anopheles hyrcanus group in Iran". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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[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 30 January 2017.

[2] "Anopheles peditaeniatus (Leicester) new to the Iranian mosquito fauna with notes on Anopheles hyrcanus group in Iran". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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