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]
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Anopheles (Cellia) varuna is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, Sri Lanka Thailand and Vietnam...
the island including: Anopheles culicifacies, Anopheles subpictus, Anopheles annularis and Anophelesvaruna. In pre-colony era there no written records...
transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito – largely of genera Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, or Mansonia. When the mosquito bites, infectious nematode larvae...
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