Armigeres (Armigeres) aureolineatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Armigeres. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] India, Malaya, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indochina, China, and Borneo.[2][3] Larvae are collected from discarded containers, coconut shells and dirty water pools. It is known as a vector for avian diseases and few mammalian diseases.
| Armigeres aureolineatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Armigeres |
| Species: | A. aureolineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Armigeres aureolineatus (Leicester, 1908)
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References edit
- ^ "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 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Species Details : Armigeres aureolineatus (Leicester, 1908)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "aureolineatus (Leicester)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links edit
- Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna in Alappuzha and Kottayam district of the Kerala state, south India
- Description of the pupae of five species in the subgenus Armigeres, genus Armigeres Theobald, with a key to species of the known pupae of the subgenus (Diptera: Culicidae).
- FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE MOSQUITO FAUNA OF UDAWATTAKELE FOREST, SRI LANKA.