Anopheles (Anopheles) nigerrimus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It belongs to the Nigerrimus Subgroup and Hyrcanus Group of the Myzorhynchus Series. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[1] Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a Possible malaria and filariasis vector. It is found from ecosystems nearby water courses such as rice fields, canals, large open marshes, and also in partially sunny, shady deep pools with floating vegetation.[2] In Sri Lanka, the adult and larval stages are known to show resistant to a range of organophosphate and carbamate insecticides.[3] Cytologically, two karyotypic forms of A. nigerrimus are identified, as Form A and B.[4]
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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. nigerrimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles nigerrimus Giles, 1900
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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.
- ^ "Anopheles (Ano.) nigerrimus". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Hemingway, J; Jayawardena, KG; Herath, PR (1986). "Pesticide resistance mechanisms produced by field selection pressures on Anopheles nigerrimus and A. culicifacies in Sri Lanka". Bull World Health Organ. 64 (5): 753–8. PMC 2490962. PMID 3492309.
- ^ Songsawatkiat, Siripan; Baimai, Visut; Saeung, Atiporn; Thongsahuan, Sorawat; Otsuka, Yasushi; Srisuka, Wichai; Choochote, Wej (2013). "Cytogenetic, hybridization and molecular evidence of four cytological forms of Anopheles nigerrimus (Hyrcanus Group) in Thailand and Cambodia". Journal of Vector Ecology. 38 (2): 266–276. doi:10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12040.x. PMID 24581355.