Anopheles gigas is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] Two subspecies recorded.
| Anopheles gigas | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Subgenus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles gigas Giles, 1901
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Subspecies
edit- Anopheles gigas refutans
- Anopheles gigas simlensis
References
edit- ^ "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.