Anopheles annulipes


		Author: Walker 1856a:433 (A). Van Diemen's Land, [Tasmania], Australia (BM). Distribution Australia, Papua New Guinea Synonyms derricki Taylor 1943a:155 (type M* only). Type-loc: Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia (ANIC). Lee and Woodhill 1944:121 (syn.). Lee, Hicks, Griffiths, Debenham, Bryan, Russell, Geary and Marks. 1988a:136 (lectotype design; type dep.). mastersi Skuse 1889:1757 (M, F). Type-loc: Blue Mts., New South Wales, Australia (ANIC). Lee, Hicks, Griffiths, Debenham, Bryan, Russell and Marks. 1988a:136 (type dep.). musivus Skuse 1889:1754 (F). Type-loc: Elizabeth Bay, near Sidney, Mt. Kembla and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia (ANIC). Lee, Hicks, Griffiths, Debenham, Bryan, Russell, Geary and Marks 1988a:136 (type dep.). perplerus Taylor, F.H. 1943a:153 (M, F). Type-loc: Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Berner Creek, Watten and Cairns, Queensland, Australia (ANIC). Lee and Woodhill 1944:121 (syn.). Lee, Hicks, Griffiths, Debenham, Bryan, Russell, Geary and Marks. 1988a:136 (lectotype desig.; type dep.). persimilis Taylor, F.H. 1943a:155 (F; perplexus var.). Type-loc: Irvine bank, Queensland, Australia (ANIC). Lee and Woodhill 1944:121 (syn.). Lee, Hicks, Griffiths, Debenham, Bryan, Russell, Geary and Marks. 1988a:136 (type dep.). Bionomics Larvae are commonly found in open or partially shaded ground pools of limited depth an rock pool in association with green algae. It has also been collected in stream pools and flood pools. Can tolerate salt to 1.6%.. Females readily bite man bothn indoors and out (King in Boyd 1949). Medical Importance Secondary vector of malaria (King in Boyd 1949). Additional References Lee and Woodhill 1944:121 (M, F, L, E). Lee 1948:54 (tax.). Peters 1962:166 (P). Dobrotworsky 1965:47 (M, F, L*).

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