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Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It is first described from Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Larvae are known to found from dirty stagnant water in sun or shady habitats. Adults are zoophilic. It is not regarded as a malaria vector, but is a secondary vector of Wuchereria bancrofti in Maldives.[2]
References
- ↑ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Anopheles (Cel.) tessellatus". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links
- Infectivity of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum to Anopheles tessellatus; relationship between oocyst and sporozoite development.
- The resting sites and blood-meal sources of Anopheles minimus in Taiwan
- The Salivary Gland Chromosomes of Anopheles tessellatus
- Studies on Anopheles tessellatus Plasmodium falciparum interactions
- Anopheles tessellatus midgut glycoproteins and the midguts of other vector mosquitoes
- Fecundity of Anopheles tessellatus reduced by the ingestion of murine anti-mosquito antibodies
- Host Immunity to Mosquitoes: Effect of Antimosquito Antibodies on Anopheles tessellatus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
- Physiological aspects of multiple blood feeding in the malaria vector
- Western blot of Anopheles tessellatus adult and larval
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