Author: (Schiner)
1868:31 (nom. nov. for
annulipes Walker, non Meigen 1830; Culex)
Singapore (BM)
Distribution
Australia, China, India, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Synonyms
annulipes
Walker 1856b:6 (F;
Culex). Type-loc: Singapore (BM).
longipalpis
Van der Wulp 1881:9 (F*; Culex).
Type-loc: Alahan panjang, near Soeroelangoen, [Benkoelen], Sumatra
(LM).
Bonne Wepster
1954:50 (M, F*, L*).
Stone
1957:336 (syn.).
Bionomics
Larvae, found in shaded pools in the
interior swamp forest, use specially modified siphons to pierce
stems and roots of aquatic vegetation to obtain air. Females
are crepuscular and prefer cattle but will enter houses to bite
man (Wharton 1962).
Medical Importance
Inefficient vector of W. malayi
(Wharton 1962).
Additional References
Stone
1957:336 (tax.).
Wharton 1962:20 (M*, F*, P*, L*, E). |
