Anopheles varuna
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Anopheles varuna

Iyengar, 1924

Anopheles (Cellia) varuna is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, Sri Lanka[1] Thailand and Vietnam. It is a secondary malaria vector in Sri Lanka. Larvae are known to feed on detritus, rod and cocci bacteria, diatom, filamentous algae and desmids.[2] A microsporidium Thelohania obscura was discovered from the larvae in India in 1966.[3]

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 30 January 2017.
  2. "Food of larval Anopheles culicifacies and Anopheles varuna in a stream habitat in Sri Lanka". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "A Redescription of the Genus Parathelohania Codreanu 1966". Mosquitoes. 1974. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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