Anopheles gigas
Species complex of fly
Anopheles gigas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Superfamily: | Culicoidea |
Family: | Culicidae |
Subfamily: | Anophelinae |
Genus: | Anopheles |
Species: | Anopheles gigas Giles, 1901 |
Anopheles gigas is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] Two subspecies recorded.
Subspecies
- A. g. refutans
- A. g. simlensis
References
- ^ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
- Mosquitoes by country