Mosquitoes in crabholes: A hidden realm of culicid diversity in India Author Natarajan, R. 0000-0003-0003-9258 Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry- 605006, India. natarajan_192@yahoo.co.in Author Gopalakrishnan, S. 0000-0002-2935-3494 Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry- 605006, India. s.gopal82vcrc@gmail.com Author Shriram, A. N. 0000-0002-0996-2447 Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry- 605006, India. anshriram@gmail.com Author Kumar, Ashwani Former Director, VCRC & Pro Vice-Chancellor, Centre for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, (SIMATS) Saveetha University, Thandalam, Chennai, India. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-04-15 5437 3 397 412 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.5 1175-5326 10985105 95B9D074-4A1C-45E5-9558-708DA9FC79A7 Mansonia ( Mansonioides ) uniformis ( Theobald, 1901c ) Distribution. Kerala : Wayanad District—Thonichal. Non-mangrove. Habitat dependence.Accidental—Adults only. The immature stages of all species in the genus Mansonia inhabit ponds and canals with floating aquatic plants. This species is vector of the nematodes that cause Brugian filariasis. Reference. Unpublished observations.