Author
Theobald
- 1901a:355 (type F* only)
- Madras, India (BM)
Distribution
- Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
Thailand, Timor, Vietnam
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Synonyms
Bionomics
- Larvae are typically found in ground pool habitats that include
puddles, ditches, ponds, animal and wheel tracks, and rice fields
in open situations containing emergent and aquatic vegetation.
Females feed primarily on pigs and birds, but in their absence
will readily bite man (Sirivanakarn 1976).
Medical Importance
- An important vector of Japanese encephalitis (Sirivanakarn
1976).
Additional References
- Barraud
1934:400 (M*, F, L*)
- LaCasse
and Yamaguti 1950:236 (M*, F*, P*, L*)
- Colless
1957a:87 (M; tax.).
- Reuben 1969:643 (M*, F* ,L*; syn.)
- Joshi,
Pradhan and Darsie 1965:138 (distr.)
- Da
Costa Pinhao 1974:470 (distr.)
- Sirivanakarn
1975a:71 (M*, F*, P*, L*)
- Sirivanakarn
1976:111 (M*, F*, P*, L*; distr.).
