Mansonia annulifera

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

Mansonia annulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Superfamily:
Culicoidea
Family:
Culicidae
Subfamily:
Culicinae
Genus:
Mansonia
Species:
Mansonia annulifera

(Theobald, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Mansonioides septemguttata Theobald, 1907
  • Panoplites seguini Laveran, 1901

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, prefer to rest indoor places.[4] Adults normally active in one after midnight and before dawn.[5]

Medical importance

It shows high affinity for human biting and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi to cause Malayan filariasis.[6] In 1980, 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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