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Armigeres aureolineatus

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Armigeres aureolineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Armigeres
Species:
A. aureolineatus
Binomial name
Armigeres aureolineatus
(Leicester, 1908)

Armigeres (Armigeres) aureolineatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Armigeres. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] India, Malaya, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indochina, China, and Borneo.[2][3] Larvae are collected from discarded containers, coconut shells and dirty water pools. It is known as a vector for avian diseases and few mammalian diseases.

References

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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 2 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Armigeres aureolineatus (Leicester, 1908)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ "aureolineatus (Leicester)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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