Anopheles vagus explained

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]

External links

• Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding in a Traditional Tank-Based Village Ecosystem in North Central Sri Lanka
• Physico-chemical characteristics of mosquito breeding habitats in an irrigation development area in Sri Lanka
• Larval Survey of Surface Water-Breeding Mosquitoes During Irrigation Development in the Mahaweli Project, Sri Lanka
• LARVAL HABITATS OF MALARIA VECTORS AND OTHER ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES AROUND A TRANSMISSION FOCUS IN NORTHWESTERN THAILAND

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