Armigeres omissus

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Armigeres omissus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Armigeres
Species:
A. omissus
Binomial name
Armigeres omissus
(Edwards, 1914)

Armigeres (Leicesteria) omissus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Armigeres . It is found in Sri Lanka, [1] India, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Philippines, Cambodia and China. [2] [3]

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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 omissus (Edwards, 1914)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. "omissus (Edwards)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.