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]

Anopheles varuna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Cellia
Species:
A. varuna
Binomial name
Anopheles varuna
Iyengar, 1924

References

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  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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