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
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
  1. "Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus (Theobald, 1908)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Baisas, Francisco Edlagan (1972). The Mosquito Fauna of Subic Bay Naval Reservation, Republic of the Philippines. Headquarters, First Medical Service Wing (PACAF).
  3. "magnus (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. "Mosquito Nuisance in Rural Area of Hong Kong" (PDF). Pest Control Newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. Baisas, Francisco Edlagan (1935). "Notes on Philippine mosquitoes, I. The Armigeres group". Philippine Journal of Science. 56 (4): 485–497.
  • 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.
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