Armigeres magnus

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]

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

References

  • 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.