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Anopheles elegans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Anopheles
Subgenus:	Cellia
Species:	A. elegans
Binomial name
	Anopheles elegans; (James, 1903)

Anopheles elegans is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. In India, it is known to breed in shaded stagnant waters and tree holes. It is a natural vector of simian malaria in both countries.^[1]

References

^ "Anopheles tnaculatus (Theobald) and Anopheles elegans (James) breeding in water storage containers in Kandy, Sri Lanka" (PDF). The Ceylon journal of Medical Science. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

External links

Anopheles elegans, a natural vector of simian malaria in Ceylon

[1] "Anopheles tnaculatus (Theobald) and Anopheles elegans (James) breeding in water storage containers in Kandy, Sri Lanka" (PDF). The Ceylon journal of Medical Science. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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