Anopheles vagus

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Anopheles vagus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Cellia
Species:
A. vagus
Binomial name
Anopheles vagus
Dönitz, 1902

Anopheles (Cellia) vagus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles . It is found in India, Sri Lanka [1] and Indonesia. It is a potential natural vector of malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum , [2] and Japanese encephalitis virus. It is highly susceptible to insecticide deltamethrin and resistant to DDT. [3]

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 30 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Dhiman, Sunil; Yadav, Kavita; Rabha, Bipul; Goswami, Diganta; Hazarika, S.; Tyagi, Varun (2016). "Evaluation of Insecticides Susceptibility and Malaria Vector Potential of Anopheles annularis s.l. and Anopheles vagus in Assam, India". PLOS ONE. 11 (3): e0151786. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1151786D. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151786 . PMC   4807056 . PMID   27010649.
  3. ↑ Olson, JG; Ksiazek, TG; Lee, VH; Tan, R; Shope, RE (1985). "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Anopheles annularis and Anopheles vagus in Lombok, Indonesia". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 79 (6): 845–7. doi:10.1016/0035-9203(85)90135-x. PMID   3832495.
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