Mansonia annulifera
Species of mosquito
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Mansonia (Mansonioides) annulifera is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia. It is a vector of humans filliarisis.
| Mansonia annulifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Mansonia |
| Species: | M. annulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901) | |
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Distribution
Mansonia annulifera has a wide range. 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] A study conducted in Thailand found that M. annulifera populations increased during warmer and more humid weather, raising concern that climate change could lead to increased rates in mosquito-transmitted filiariasis.[4]
Behavior
Mansonia annulifera is an endophilic species, preferring to rest indoors.[5] One study conducted in India found that adults are normally active between midnight and dawn.[6] A more recent study conducted in Indonesia found that mosquitos took blood meals at all times of day but most often fed from humans around sunset.[7]
Medical importance
Mansonia annulifera demonstrates a high affinity for biting humans and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi and Wucheria bancrofti, both causative agents of filariasis[8][4] In 1980, The Japanese encephalitis virus was isolated from M. annulifera in India.[9]