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Author: Edwards 1929c:322 (M, F; theileri var.). Kampala, [Entebbe], Uganda (BM). Distribution Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, French Guyana, Zaire Synonyms None Bionomics Larvae are found “in clear water in well vegetated swamps, seepages, and slow moving streams and rivers; occasionally in Pistisa in wells... This is an anthropophilic species throughout its range, entering houses to feed on man and resting there afterwards" (Gilles and de Meillon 1968). Medical Importance It is a vector of malaria (Gilles and de Meillon 1968). Additional References Evans 1934:552 (M; to sp. status). de Meillon 1947b:137 (M*, F*, L*, E*). Service 1976:260 (distr.).

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