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.
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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 Unpublished observations.