Aedes petroelephantus

Aedes petroelephantus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species:
A. petroelephantus
Binomial name
Aedes petroelephantus
Wijesundara, 1951

Aedes (Neomacleaya) petroelephantus, or Verrallina (Neomacleaya) petroelephantus, is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka[1][2]

References

  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 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Verrallina petroelephantus Wijesundara, 1951". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.