Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) srilankensis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Uranotaenia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka,[1] and first documented from Peradeniya.[2]
| Uranotaenia srilankensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Uranotaenia |
| Subgenus: | Pseudoficalbia |
| Species: | U. srilankensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Uranotaenia srilankensis Payton, 1974
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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 31 January 2017.
- ^ "rutherfordi Edwards". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.