Armigeres magnus

Armigeres magnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Armigeres
Species:
A. magnus
Binomial name
Armigeres magnus
(Theobald, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Brevirhynchus magnus Theobald, 1908
  • Stegomyia striocrura Giles, 1904

Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus is a species of mosquito belonging to the subfamily Culicinae.[1] It is widely distributed in South, Southeast, and East Asia:[2] it is found in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indochina, China, and Sumatra.[3] It can readily bite humans[4] but others suggest that it is primarily zoophilic.[2] It breeds in Nepenthes species,[4] tree holes, and bamboo joints.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus (Theobald, 1908)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Baisas, Francisco Edlagan (1972). The Mosquito Fauna of Subic Bay Naval Reservation, Republic of the Philippines. Headquarters, First Medical Service Wing (PACAF).
  3. ^ "magnus (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Mosquito Nuisance in Rural Area of Hong Kong" (PDF). Pest Control Newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ Baisas, Francisco Edlagan (1935). "Notes on Philippine mosquitoes, I. The Armigeres group". Philippine Journal of Science. 56 (4): 485–497.
  • Easton, E. R. (1994). "Urbanization and its effects on the ecology of mosquitoes in Macau, Southeast Asia". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 10 (4): 540–544. PMID 7707061.