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Author: (Ludlow).
1914a:30 (F; Myzomyia; as sp.). Camp Wilhelm, Tayabas [= Quezon], [Luzon], Philippines (USNM).Distribution Indonesia, Philippines, Timor  Synonyms merak (cohesia) Mangkoewinoto 1919:57 (A, L*; Myzomyia aconita var.). Type-loc: Kali Madaksa in Merak (Bantam). West Java (NE). (Without nomenclatorial status because of incorrect formation). Harrison 1980:40 (syn. transfer from minimus ). Bionomics Larvae are found in shaded and unshaded stream margins especially around roots, ground pools an shallow wells. Puri in Boyd 1949. Mendoza and Abinoja 1952. Females feed on both man and cattle and readily enter houses to bite (Puri in Boyd 1949). Medical Importance Primary malaria vector (Puri in Boyd 1949). Additional References King 1932b:491 (M*, F*, L*; to spp. status). Baisas 1936b:215 (P*). Gapuz and Santiago 1949:127 (L*). Mendoza and Abinoja 1952:53 (biol.). Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:371 (M*, F*, L*). Baisas 1957:68 (to sp. status). Cagampang-Ramos and Darsie 1970:4 (F*, L*; keys). Da Costa Pinhao 1974:470 (distr.). |
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