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Species Anopheles (Cellia) punctulatus Dönitz, 1901

 

Distribution

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Northern Territory


Extra Distribution Information

In Australia known from one specimen collected at Borroloola, NT see Lee, D.J., Hicks, M.M., Griffiths, M., Debenham, M.L., Bryan, J.H., Russell, R.C., Geary, M. & Marks, E.N. 1987. The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genus Anopheles. Subgenera Anopheles, Cellia. Commonwealth Department of Health, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Monograph Series. Entomology Monograph No. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 5 315 pp. [280].


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Central Arnhem (CA), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: aquatic.

Extra Ecological Information

Adult a nocturnal biter and feeds readily on humans and occasionally on guinea pigs, dogs, pigs and cats, vector of (Plasmodium falciparum, P. malariae and P. vivax) (malaria) sporozoites, possible vector of Wuchereria bancrofti (filariasis) to infective larval stage; larva found in temporary puddles, shallow pools of rainwater, roadside ditches, muddy pools and wheel ruts, for extensive biological information see Lee et al. (1987: 281).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)