Anopheles gigas

Species complex of fly

Anopheles gigas
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

  1. ^ "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
Taxon identifiers
Anopheles gigas