Anopheles pallidus explained

Anopheles pallidus is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka^[1] and Myanmar. It is a potential natural vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka as well as Malaria and Babesiosis in other countries.^[2]

External links

• Malaria risk mapping in Sri Lanka - Results from the Uda Walawe area
• Species composition and population dynamics of malaria vectors in three previously ignored aquatic systems in Sri Lanka
• On the Importance of Anopheles pallidus as a Carrier of Malaria in Udaipur State, Central Provinces.

Notes and References

1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 30 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf . 25 June 2016 .
2. Molecular identification of mosquito species in the Anopheles annularis group in southern Asia. . Med Vet Entomol. . 17373944 . 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00660.x . 21 . 30–5 . Walton . C . Somboon . P . Harbach . RE . Zhang . S . Weerasinghe . I . O'Loughlin . SM . Phompida . S . Sochantha . T . Tun-Lin . W . Chen . B . Butlin . RK. 2007 . 1 . 25117509 .