Mansonia annulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Mansonia
Species:
M. annulifera
Binomial name
Mansonia annulifera
(Theobald, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Mansonioides septemguttata Theobald, 1907
  • Panoplites seguini Laveran, 1901

Mansonia (Mansonioides) annulifera is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia.

Distribution

It shows a wide range of distribution from east to west. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3]

Behavior

It is an endophilic species, preferring to rest indoors.[4] Adults are normally active between midnight and dawn.[5]

Medical importance

It shows a high affinity for human biting and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi to cause Malayan filariasis.[6] In 1980, The Japanese encephalitis virus was isolated from M. annulifera from India, which was the first isolation of the virus from this mosquito.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "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 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Species Details : Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "annulifera (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "THE RESTING AND HOUSE FREQUENTING BEHAVIOR OF MANSONIA ANNULIFERA, MA. UNIFORMIS AND MA. INDIANA, THE VECTORS OF MALAYAN FILARIASIS IN KERALA STATE, INDIA" (PDF). Vector Control Research Centre. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Kumar, NP; Sabesan, S; Panicker, KN (1989). "Biting rhythm of the vectors of Malayan filariasis, Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana in Shertallai (Kerala state), India". Indian J Med Res. 89: 52–5. PMID 2563359.
  6. ↑ Sabesan, S; Kumar, NP; Krishnamoorthy, K; Panicker, KN (1991). "Seasonal abundance & biting behaviour of Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana & their relative role in the transmission of malayan filariasis in Shertallai (Kerala state)". Indian J Med Res. 93: 253–8. PMID 1683653.
  7. ↑ "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus from Mansonia annulifera species of mosquito". Indian J Med Res. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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