Aedes niveus explained

Aedes (Downsiomyia) niveus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka,^[1] India, Vietnam and other South East Asian countries. It is a vector of filariasis.^[2]

External links

• Aedes niveus group of China (Diptera: Culicidae) 1981
• Aedes (Fin.) niveus - Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
• Downsiomyia Vargas, 1950 - Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory
• Habitat suitability of the mosquito: Aedes niveus Complex

Notes and References

1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 1 February 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf . 25 June 2016 .
2. Web site: Chromosomal studies in Aedes (Finlaya) niveus, a vector for filariasis . SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE . 1 February 2017.