Armigeres magnus

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Armigeres magnus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Armigeres
Species:
A. magnus
Binomial name
Armigeres magnus
(Theobald, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Stegomyia striocruraGiles, 1904

Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Armigeres . It is found in Sri Lanka, [1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indochina, China, and Sumatra. [2] [3] Female is a typical human blood sucker. It breeds in Nepenthes species. [4]

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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 2 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Armigeres magnus (Theobald, 1908)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. "magnus (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. "Mosquito Nuisance in Rural Area of Hong Kong" (PDF). Pest Control Newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.