Species Anopheles (Cellia) punctulatus Dönitz, 1901
- Anopheles punctulatus Dönitz, W. 1901. [Über Stechmhcken.] Nachrichten aus dem Berliner Entomologischen Verein. Insektenbörse 18: 36-38 [36].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB ♂ ♀ adult (number of syntypes not stated in original description), Stephansort (Bogadjim), Papua New Guinea and Herbertshöhe (Kokopo, New Britain), Bismark Archipelago.
Distribution
States
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
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).
General References
History of changes
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| 20-Apr-2012 | 20-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |