Aedes lankaensis

Aedes lankaensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Species:	A. lankaensis
Binomial name
Aedes lankaensis Stone & Knight, 1958
Synonyms
Aedes ceylonicus Edwards, 1917

Aedes (Verrallina) lankaensis, or Verrallina (Neomacleaya)^[1] lankaensis, is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2] It is sometimes treated as separate species of the genus Verrallina by some texts.^[3]

References

1. "Appendix S1.Tribe Aedini generic, subgeneric and species names proposed herein". PLOS. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133602.s001. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "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 1 February 2017.
3. "Species Details : Verrallina lankaensis Stone & Knight, 1958". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

External links

• What's New? - Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory