Tripteroides affinis

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Tripteroides affinis

(Edwards, 1913)
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  • Phoniomyia caeruleocephalaTheobald, 1910

Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) affinis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Tripteroides . It is found in India, Sri Lanka [1] and Thailand. [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 3 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Tripteroides affinis (Edwards, 1913)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "affinis (Edwards)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.