Anopheles vagus

Anopheles (Cellia) vagus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, Sri Lanka[1] and Indonesia. It is a potential natural vector of malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum,[2] and Japanese encephalitis virus. It is highly susceptible to insecticide deltamethrin and resistant to DDT.[3]

Anopheles vagus
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Anopheles vagus

Dönitz, 1902

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 30 January 2017.
  2. Dhiman, Sunil; Yadav, Kavita; Rabha, Bipul; Goswami, Diganta; Hazarika, S.; Tyagi, Varun (2016). "Evaluation of Insecticides Susceptibility and Malaria Vector Potential of Anopheles annularis s.l. and Anopheles vagus in Assam, India". PLOS ONE. 11 (3): e0151786. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151786. PMC 4807056. PMID 27010649.
  3. Olson, JG; Ksiazek, TG; Lee, VH; Tan, R; Shope, RE (1985). "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Anopheles annularis and Anopheles vagus in Lombok, Indonesia". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 79 (6): 845–7. doi:10.1016/0035-9203(85)90135-x. PMID 3832495.
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