Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis ( Theobald, 1901c )

NATARAJAN, R., GOPALAKRISHNAN, S., SHRIRAM, A. N. & KUMAR, ASHWANI, 2024, Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India, Zootaxa 5437 (3), pp. 397-412 : 405

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scientific name

Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis ( Theobald, 1901c )
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Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis ( Theobald, 1901c) View in CoL

Distribution. Kerala: Wayanad District—Thonichal. Non-mangrove. Habitat dependence.Accidental—Adults only. The immature stages of all species in the genus Mansonia inhabit ponds and canals with floating aquatic plants. This species is vector of the nematodes that cause Brugian filariasis. Reference. Unpublished observations.

Theobald, F. V. (1901 c) A monograph of the Culicidae or mosquitoes. Vol. 2. British Museum (Natural History), London, viii + 391 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 58067

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Culicidae

Genus

Mansonia